Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill

Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill Committee of the whole House Debate resumed. Part 1 Amendments to principal Act CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Good morning, members. The committee is resumed on the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill. When we suspended last night, we were debating Part 1. Once again, the question is that Part 1 stand part. Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN (Green) (09:00): Thank you, Mr Chair. It’s good to see the Government parties being so enthusiastic about taking a call this early in the morning, considering we still have quite a bit of this bill to go, as well as the Minister’s Amendment Paper 583—without consultation, without select committee—to discuss as well. On top of that, I think it is important to remind the committee again that this is a system reform bill; it reforms the entirety of the education system, from early childhood education all the way up to tertiary level, which we have seen in the Minister’s Amendment Paper, which also touches on tertiary. There are quite a few things to discuss, and no doubt my colleagues will have more to say regarding clause 11A, around section 127. I actually want to move on to a clause a little bit further along, noting that I don’t actually have any questions for clauses 13 to 16. I actually think that they do spell it out quite clearly, so I’m actually going to move on to clause 17. Now, new sections 170A and 170C are new sections. This is around the State schools of serious concern. Again, we’ve heard from submitters around that. This partly ties into—just signalling to you, Mr Chair—one of my further questions around clause 25. The first question is: when we are looking at State schools of serious concern, what is unclear in here is whether this is something that the Minister would then use to convert schools to charter schools, in terms of forced conversion? If the Minister could also recall back to when we did the debate for the education and training bill (No 1) back in 2024, the Minister was very clear that the delegated power to convert schools from State schools to charter schools remained with the Minister of Education and did not delegate that to any other Minister. So, for this particular new section, is this something that we’re looking at? Also, in terms of the details, I want to check, because I cannot find a reference point anywhere else in the Education and Training Act on the dates—on the timing or the time frame—that have been used here, in terms of new section 170A(2), “The Chief Review Officer must notify the Secretary and the Minister of their view within 2 working days”. Then, when we get to new section 170B: “The report must be given within 28 working days”, to the Secretary. I do want to check with you, Minister, where those dates came from, as a starting point. This is more of, I guess, in some ways a procedural element. I do have a couple of amendments to this particular new section. I’ve got a couple of amendments in terms of the date and the timing, but one of the amendments that I want to check with the Minister is: the other thing, when it comes to State schools of serious concern, broadly, is that schools don’t necessarily operate in a silo. When we are looking at a school of serious concern, often there could be internal management and administration concerns, but a lot of the time some of the concerns are also broader and more societal and more based in the community, as opposed to specifically the school that is of concern itself. In that case, I want to test with the Minister if the Minister would consider an amendment from me to new section 170C(2), after paragraph (c), which is: “The Secretary must give the Chief Review Officer and the Minister a written report that sets out—(d) any relevant information about the school community.” I think that’s really important, to also help contextualise what are some of the broader issues when it comes to State schools of serious concern. Those are my first questions to the Minister. Just to recap: on clause 17, when we’re looking at State schools of serious concern, we’re looking at where those dates came from—what is a reference point, if there are any other reference points in the Education and Training Act? My amendment is Amendment Paper 629. Hon ERICA STANFORD (Minister of Education) (09:05): Three questions can be dealt with quite quickly. The background to this is that there are schools who have been failing for years and years and years, and the Ministry of Education are not getting on to them quickly enough to make sure that we’re providing the resources, the tools, and the interventions, in terms of limited statutory managers, commissioners, resourcing, or help to make sure that they get what they need to turn around. It is our view, after taking advice, that we need to make sure there is something in the system that requires a report to be made quite quickly so that we can get on to that. The bill is about raising that concern early. Consideration was given to make sure that the Education Review Office (ERO) has enough time to properly write a report and get feedback from the school and do their investigation, but we want to know immediately. When ERO is in there and if they have a concern—a serious concern—about a school, that needs to be raised almost immediately. That is where those 48 hours comes from, and another 28 days for them to ensure that they are working with the school—understanding, as the member said, all of those issues that a school might be facing—to write a report to the Secretary for Education, and then that Secretary for Education has 30 days after that. However, I would note that, while context is important, it is important that when young people go to school, they get the very best education despite the circumstances they come from. They may come from a deprived household or a deprived area, but when they turn up to school, they have the very best Curriculum, the very best teachers, the very best resources so that they get an opportunity to turn their lives around. So, while societal concerns are always taken into account, we are interested in what resources the schools need to provide the very best education. ERO will look at those during their report but I will not be supporting the member’s Amendment Paper, because that is the job for ERO to look at when they’re doing their report, not the Secretary for Education. Hon GINNY ANDERSEN (Labour) (09:07): Thank you very much, Mr Chair. I do have a point on schools of concern, but I have, I think, four amendments and their numbers are 4.30.53, 4.30.54, 4.30.55 and 4.30.56—actually, also 4.30.57. They’re all in relation to amendments to clause 11, clause 12, clause 13, clause 14, and clause 16. I’d be really interested to know, particularly the Minister’s views on amendment 4.30.55 that I’ve provided, and this tabled amendment amends clause 13 of the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill, and moves responsibility from the Secretary for Education to the board of the School Property Agency for allowing school boards to grant leases or licences on land. This amendment deletes that change to ensure split responsibility and, therefore, cooperation between the ministry and the new agency for school property. We do know that this is a big issue for local schools. I acknowledge that the new property entity is, potentially, going to make life better. Hopefully, principals and schools will spend less time concerning themselves. But there have been real concerns that have been raised, not just from the education sector but from communities themselves, that there will be a slackening of community autonomy in and around decision making around school property with this shift. I’m interested to know the Minister’s views on my amendment 4.30.55. The other one which I’ve referred to, which is 4.30.53, is in and around also having student involvement and peer involvement over health education and how that works. While we briefly discussed that last night, I didn’t get the opportunity to really ask the Minister whether she’d consider my amendment 4.30.53 to ensure that students also have agency over what health education they get access to, and acknowledging that this is a sensitive area. It’s great that we’ve got consent coming back into the curriculum, but there are a range of other issues that young people are struggling with at times. It would be really interesting to know whether the Minister would consider having a student voice in some of those determinations about what is consulted on and what they are able to be informed about. That might be a really useful way of understanding, maybe, what young people need, what sorts of skills they want to be able to navigate a very different and changing world, and having a greater element of student voice in and around those areas. I’d be really interested to hear the Minister’s views out of all of those amendments—4.30.53, in and around the health education and how that’s progressing, and, secondly, on 4.30.55, the ability to have split responsibility and cooperation between the ministry and the new agency for school property. CARL BATES (National—Whanganui) (09:11): I move, That debate on this question now close. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Members, now, I’m aware that this a late Amendment Paper; however, if members are going to make long speeches, this is the time of the debate—we’ve been going 2½ hours, nearly—where we would expect to be very tight around questions and referring to the parts of the bill that are going to be talked to, and to be making progress. After this, that will be very closely watched. Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN (Green) (09:11): Thank you, Mr Chair. Thank you for your response, Minister, but I think one of the questions that you haven’t responded to, whether—I acknowledge the fact that the idea is working with the State schools of serious concern when it comes to ensuring they have the right resources, but one of the questions that I asked the Minister around forced conversion is something that the Minister hasn’t responded to. That ties in really nicely to the section I’m actually going to be speaking to next. I know that, again, my colleagues might have had additional points to cover previously, but I do want to check, in terms of—and I’m actually going to skip a couple of sections, noting that the questions around charter schools particularly, when we were looking at clauses 20, 21, 22, and 23, the Minister may not be able to answer fully if that’s not her delegation. But I will want to check something with the Minister on clause 25, and this is new sections 212ZEA and 212ZEB. Noting what I mentioned before about Ministers’ oversight of State schools and conversion to charter schools, I want to check—with the question I had before about forced conversion of schools of serious concern—in this case, in clause 25, is that the Minister as in the Minister in the chair’s responsibility as the Minister of Education or the delegated Minister who is responsible for charter schools? Who is in charge of this particular section—if the Minister wouldn’t mind clarifying? Particularly when it says in 212ZEB that the “Minister must establish replacement State school”—is that the Minister in the chair? Is that the associate Minister? Is that both? I think that’s an important question to ask. The other thing that I’ve noticed that is quite peculiar about this particular section—and, again, I want to be on the record to say that this section was something that we had proposed an amendment to back in the Education and Training Amendment Bill 2024, where we addressed the concern that there is no opportunity for charter schools to convert back. I am glad to see that it’s being included in the bill. But what I want to check is that in 212ZEB(3), “the Minister is not required to establish a replacement … school if … 1 or more of the following apply”, and (c) is that “there is insufficient community support for integration of the school”. However, what it doesn’t say is whether the Minister must establish a replacement State integrated school or State school—this is both for, let’s say, 212ZEB(3) and 212ZEB(6)—if there is sufficient community support for such a school. Subsection (3) is if “1 or more of the following apply”, so in a scenario, what you could have is the Crown could decide that there would be significant financial implications, despite there being sufficient community support for a State school or State integrated school. I want to draw the Minister’s attention to two of my amendments—this is 19 May 2026, 9.25.10, and 19 May 2026, 9.25.11; this is part of the pack that says 131 amendments—just to say that despite subsection (3) and subsection (6), the Minister must establish a replacement State school or State integrated school if there is sufficient community support for the integration of a school or sufficient community support for the school. I think that is important for the community who wants to have a school back in their community, and the Crown can just say, “Well, we’re not going to do that. Go somewhere else, because we don’t think it’s financially viable.” I just want to start by asking if the Minister is open to those two amendments and any other questions I have around this section regarding forced conversion and ministerial delegation. Thank you. Hon ERICA STANFORD (Minister of Education) (09:16): In relation to those questions, the first one about who has a delegation is not a change in this bill. It’s not in scope. In relation to the question around the New Zealand School Property Agency (NZSPA) in cooperation with the ministry, the first point I’d make is this is about separating the ministry from school property so we get better delivery, better communication with schools, better value for money, and ensuring that the ministry are the policy shop and that the NZSPA are doing the job in school property. However, there are still some things that sit with the ministry, like network planning, and that is how they will be involved. They will still need to cooperate, but we do not need to put that in legislation, so we won’t be supporting any amendments around that. In relation to the proposed amendment from Ginny Andersen about “as long as the student agrees”, we won’t be supporting this. It is very difficult to get informed consent from an 8-year-old. We think that it’s better getting that consent from their parents. That makes much more sense. We will not be supporting that. In relation to Lawrence Xu-Nan’s question around the change of a charter school back to the State, I just want to make the point that in the time that a charter school has been operating, there may be some instances where surrounding State schools have been growing, given more classrooms. A new State school may have popped up. It may not make financial sense or network sense in that regard, because we have ensured that the network is fully prepared for the students. There may also not be sufficient community support. But the starting point is that the Minister will convert back unless those things are in play—there’s no community support, or the fact is that, actually, we just built a new school down the road and there is no longer sufficient need or it’s not justified financially. STEVE ABEL (Green) (09:18): Thank you very much, Mr Chair. I’m specifically following up on a response to a question, in the life span of the debate, about 21 minutes ago—the last response that the Minister gave last night to this question around clause 11A on the consequential part of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in our education system. It was a question put by my colleague Hūhana Lyndon. The Minister’s response in regards to diminishing the status of the Treaty in the legislative framework around education was that schools and the Government are legally separate entities. I’d invite the Minister to draw out that reflection. My question is: is not the State, in State schools, enabling an agent, which is to say State schools are agents of the State, and they are fulfilling the policy expectations of the State, as manifest in the Government of the day, in terms of the way that they undertake their public education? Even if you presume a degree of legal separation, there is not constitutional separation between the State and those entities within the State—certainly those who are acting as agents of the educational objectives of the Government. Can you please explain, Minister, or respond to whether there is a way to credibly argue that in the formulation of the curriculum and in the formulation of the expectations placed on a school and our schools the country, they are somehow not acting as agents of the State and therefore the Crown? If the Crown has obligations to our founding agreement, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, how can it possibly be that the agents of the Crown don’t have those same obligations? That is exactly why it needs to be articulated and made plainly clear in the structure of the expectations placed on those schools, and the legislative direction placed on those schools, that the Treaty must be upheld and given effect to. A matter of clarity: there’s a very practical reason for this. In living memory, people were punished for speaking te reo Māori in our schools. I met a man down Tūwharetoa—a Kawerau kaumātua who was beaten for speaking his language in the 1950s. There’s a very sound reason for why it needs to be made clear to schools about their obligations to uphold the Treaty, our founding agreement. My final question is: in removing Treaty obligations from being placed directly on schools, is that not in and of itself a breach of the Treaty on the part of the Crown? Hon ERICA STANFORD (Minister of Education) (09:22): Right, we dealt with this last night, but I’ll deal with it again. State schools are legally separate from the Crown—section 124 of the Education and Training Act—they are not part of the core Crown. The Treaty duty sits with the Ministers and departments. The Waitangi Tribunal and Crown Law are very clear on this, and it’s the same as the law for other Crown entities as well. I want to make— Steve Abel: Are they constitutionally separate, though? Hon ERICA STANFORD: I want to draw the member’s attention to the fact that in both section 127, and also around the establishment of NZSPA, the New Zealand School Property Agency, you will note that it says, “the New Zealand School Property Agency must support the Crown in its responsibility to give effect to [the Treaty of Waitangi]”. It’s exactly the same for school boards. In section 127, we are very clear on the duties that school boards— Hūhana Lyndon: What’s your reply to National Iwi Chairs? Hon ERICA STANFORD: If you want to listen rather than yell at me, I suggest you just be quiet. In section 127, it lays out very clearly the duties school boards must undertake to support our responsibility as the Crown and me as the Minister in discharging our duties under the Treaty of Waitangi, because that’s where they sit. STUART SMITH (Senior Whip—National) (09:23): I move, That debate on this question now close. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): I suggest that members move forward. Going backwards and repeating questions from previously is not advancing. Hon GINNY ANDERSEN (Labour) (09:23): Thank you very much, Mr Chair. Before I get onto my tabled amendments, which I’ll speak to directly from the bill, I just want to point out that the Minister earlier on did say that the Associate Minister, the Hon David Seymour, would be available in the House specifically to answer questions around early childhood education (ECE), which we haven’t been able to question in this bill. He popped down and then he ran away again. I’m just flagging that we have questions around ECE and our spokesperson would like to ask those, so we would like to know, if the Minister herself is unable to answer those, will he be coming back down? Hon Erica Stanford: He’s here at 9.30 a.m. Hon GINNY ANDERSEN: At 9.30 a.m.—that’s wonderful. The other point I would like to make before getting on to my tabled amendments is that in Amendment Paper 583, which was tabled yesterday, there are a number of changes there that did not go through select committee. There are Speaker’s Rulings—I think it’s 125/8—that show that if there has not been a democratic process—I’m just highlighting that we, as members of Parliament, are being directly asked by members of the public who are impacted by this legislation and who have been denied their democratic right to submit at select committee. This is the only process for them to have their views heard, so I think that’s important to note that. I have tabled a series of amendments, and I’ll put them together in a group so that we’re making good progress. Those amendments were lodged at 4.30.58 p.m., 4.30.59 p.m., 4.31.00 p.m., 4.31.01 p.m., and they all concern the issue—the problem of this bill is that it does not define “serious concern”; it makes that designation entirely subjective. I want to know from the Minister, will attendance issues trigger an intervention? Will it be poor NCEA outcomes that would trigger an intervention? Would it be staffing instability that would trigger an intervention? Or is it financial difficulties for the school, resourcing, that would require that label to be put on schools? This bill provides no guidance, leaving schools potentially very vulnerable to arbitrary designation. There is a strong view out there, and my amendments try to assist the Minister to fix this up, that it potentially enables a biased application. Research consistently shows that schools serving Māori, Pasifika communities, and low socio-economic students face greater scrutiny and harsher judgment than schools serving more privileged populations, even when performance differences are explained by systemic factors. Without having a clear definition in this bill of what “serious concern” actually means, the label risks being disproportionately applied to schools serving marginalised communities. That’s out fundamental concern with this entire bill—that it will continue to further entrench existing inequalities in New Zealand. This example here is the prime one of that. It demonstrates clearly that after system was implemented in the United Kingdom, it further entrenched existing inequalities. Our concern is that clause 17 of this bill, by labelling schools of serious concern, not only creates sector-wide uncertainty, but it also disproportionately impacts schools that are already marginalised. I’d be really interested in whether the Minister would consider my amendments to prohibit forced charter school conversions entirely, and that schools should only become a charter school through community choice, not a Government imposition. We think that you should remove section 212G(1) of the Education and Training Act to ensure that the “schools of serious concern” provision cannot be used to justify privatisation. I’m really interested to hear the Minister’s views on those amendment papers. Hon ERICA STANFORD (Minister of Education) (09:27): Just in relation to the first part of that contribution around schools of serious concern: it is a judgment call by the chief review officer. They are they education expert, and I expect it to be focused on educational quality, and all of the things that the member mentioned in her contribution will be taken into account. I would make the point that the Education Review Office (ERO) already do this. They already label schools with “of serious concern”. The issue here is that they’re not raising it quickly enough with the Ministry, and we are not making sure we’re getting on to it quickly enough. These things already exist. I would point the member towards ERO’s new reporting, to go and have a look at it, because when you understand the new reporting framework, we were very clear that it was important—and ERO do this, but I wanted it codified in their reporting—to make sure that they’re not just looking at school performance but value-add. What is the progress—where were children at, and what is the progress that they’ve made? What is the value-add and the benefit that those students have gained by attending that school. That is going to be very important, and ERO consulted widely when they were looking at their new reporting. While, yes, it is important for ERO to look to make sure that if there are schools that are failing seriously, they get on to that really quickly, they are looking across the boards at all different decile schools, or Equity Index schools, to look at that value-add piece. However, I’d make the point that the schools of serious concern are often in our impoverished communities. They are often serving the most disadvantaged students, and we owe it to those families and those communities to make sure that their school has all of the supports that they need to be successful—to turn their lives around. I make no apology for the fact that we are going to be going in, we are going to be looking at what the issues are in the school and making sure that those schools have the supports and the timely supports to turn it around. Because some of those schools have been failing for decades; and families who are unable to move, unable to afford private schooling or after-school tuition, or don’t have the time because they’re working multiple jobs or have complex lives, unable to help their children at home, those kids just keep failing. I’m not prepared to sit by and see what’s been happening for decades in our country where we just ignore the problems. This bill is about getting on to it quickly and making sure we have the tools to support those schools so that when those kids turn up to school, they have the opportunity to experience a world-leading education system to turn their lives around. Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN (Green) (09:30): Thank you, Mr Chair. I just want to signal to you, Mr Chair, I am now moving on to a new section and this is something that we’ll probably spend a little time discussing because it touches on the Minister of Education’s Amendment Paper 583, so we’re looking at the changes to the Teaching Council from clause 33 to 38B, and we’ll kind of be going through that, because a substantial part of that was introduced in an Amendment Paper that was released yesterday without public consultation for that advice. Just seeking clarity from you, Mr Chair, that we’re able to potentially, with the Amendment Paper from yesterday, discuss more broadly in terms of some of the intent behind it because we haven’t been able to see it or have any select committee process on it. Would that be appropriate? Checking. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Well, yes, but by questions and by way of elaboration and clarification. Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN: Yes, absolutely. And I will be referring to specific clauses. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Rather than five-minute speeches on alternatives. Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN: If alternative means Amendment Papers, yes, we do have a number of— CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Commentary might be a better word. Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN: Ah, cool. Thank you, Mr Chair, but I also just wanted to note what the Minister said before, and I think it’s also important potentially for the other side of the Chamber to also recognise that there’s still quite a bit of this bill to go as well. I want to start by looking at clause 33. Now, clause 33 is something that has been changed substantially— Carl Bates: Telling the Chair how to do his job. Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN: Similar to what the Minister said before: please be quiet if you want to listen to the question. When we are looking at clause 33—[Interruption] You know what? We’re not going to create any sort of double standards here. If we have the decency to listen to the Minister and engage with the Minister, please do the same. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): There is also a Chair here who can do so—both sides. Both sides. Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN: Thank you, Mr Chair. For clause 33, I want to know what the rationale was behind removing the remaining independence that the Teaching Council had in terms of elected members, because, again, we are seeing in the original bill as released that being whittled down from six to—seven to three, in fact. But in this new Amendment Paper 475, all of the elected members have been removed including the related rules, so I just want to check with the Minister on that. In terms of clause 34, I do want to address the issue of what we’re seeing in terms of clause 34(4), after section 476(4) insert this new thing. I want to check with the Minister: how is the Minister going to reassure the public and the teaching sector that this isn’t simply the Minister’s making unilateral decisions on who to appoint without any sort of consultation or be able to appoint who the Minister wants to appoint as opposed to genuinely engaging with the sector? In this particular part, the wording is peculiar, which is: “The Minister must appoint at least 3 members who each have at least 5 years’ experience in the education sector.” That’s not the same thing as a teacher. You could be an academic; you could be, for example—I know we mentioned this before—you could be Elizabeth Rata and be someone with five years’ experience in the education sector but never being a teacher. I do want to check if the Minister would consider my amendment just to clarify that there should be at least one member in this case who is—sorry, the Minister must appoint at least three members who each have at least five years’ teaching experience as opposed to experience in the education sector. I’m going to start with those, but just signalling to you, Mr Chair, that we have more questions on the Teaching Council. Hon ERICA STANFORD (Minister of Education) (09:35): I made my intentions very clear when I was sitting at select committee after the Debbie Francis review had been delivered. I told the Education and Workforce Committee that I would be taking further advice around the Teaching Council at that point, and I took further advice. The advice that I received was that there needed to be greater oversight, greater monitoring, and greater accountability of the Teaching Council because of the, frankly, quite damning Debbie Francis report. I just want to make clear that the way to uphold the status of the profession is to have a fit-for-purpose regulator that effectively monitors and responds to the professionalism and the integrity of the teaching workforce. And when that system fails, it undermines trust in the entire profession. I know that the vast majority of teachers do operate with professionalism, integrity, and skill in the classroom, and those teachers deserve to know that they have a regulator that is supporting them through adequate monitoring of standards and enforcement on the small minority who do not act with the same integrity that they do. I’ll take the Debbie Francis report as read so you know the seriousness of this. I wanted to make sure that the board that was governing the council was fit for purpose, that they have—and you can see in the bill—governance, finance and risk, regulatory compliance, disciplinary processes, and understanding of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. When you look at the Francis report and you look at what I am wanting to have on the board—the experience that we need—you can marry those two things together. The council did not see themselves as a regulatory body; they did not see themselves as having duties around child protection. We need to have a board that is fit for purpose. I’ve taken that further advice. They need to bring strategic governance and regulatory and disciplinary processes and finance skills to that board. I do want to make sure, though, that there is a balance of people who have education experience on that board as well as these things. But given the state that the Teaching Council found themselves in, and the fact that they now have to have a KC going back and looking at cases, tells you everything you need to know about how serious this is, and as I said at the committee I think a number of times, it has to be gripped up. We need a board in there that has the requisite skills and knowledge to make sure that child protection is one of the number one focuses of the Teaching Council, but also that they see themselves as a regulatory body. You will see through the bill we are giving them more powers and more mandates to be able to oversee initial teacher education as well. In terms of engaging around board appointments with the sector, that’s not something that typically happens when making board appointments. I would also make the point that fewer than 10 percent of the sector ever voted for—not in recent memory—the elected members of the Teaching Council, and I think that’s what has got us into this strife. Those elected members who were a majority on the Teaching Council oversaw the decline of the Teaching Council into what we see in the Debbie Francis report. My focus is on child protection and a regulatory agency that properly upholds the professionalism and the standards of the sector, and that is what this bill does. DAVID MacLEOD (National—New Plymouth) (09:38): I move, That debate on this question now close. Hon GINNY ANDERSEN (Labour) (09:39): Thank you very much, Mr Chair. I acknowledge that we’ve ripped ahead head to the Teaching Council, and I have a lot to talk about that, but I want to cover off the amendments I have and just finish up those I haven’t spoken to and I’ll clump them in a big lot—I think there’s 10 in there. I’ll read them out: 4.31.09, 4.31.10, 4.31.11, 4.31.12, 4.31.13, 4.31.14, and I’m going to summarise those so that we can move quickly and decisively. The main concern in those is in and around school status and the ability for that to rest with school communities, not corporate sponsors or unconstrained ministerial discretion. There is a real concern—and my amendment underpins that—that when communities voted to convert their schools to charter schools, they exercised democratic choice. The reconversion pathway should provide the same democratic choice to reverse that decision. We believe that education is a public good requiring public governance and democratic accountability. The concerns we have with this change are to enable community-initiated reconversion, allowing school communities to request sponsor contract termination where sufficient community support exists, and to also be able to require community consultation before decisions on replacement sponsors or conversion. There are some deep concerns within New Zealand communities about what this means to take away their democratic right to have a say over their local school. We really believe, and one of my amendments speaks to this, that there should be constraint on ministerial discretion. We want to define criteria for refusing reconversion and require public documentation of reasons. We would love to see, and I propose this: specify what constitutes “significant” in the bill, financial implications, and require comparison with continued charter school funding. We would love to see established evidence-based assessment of network benefit and create clear processes for measuring community support. It is incredibly important that there is certainty within our schools, and that means staff employment—to provide employment continuity for qualified teachers. There’s nothing in this bill that stipulates what is there for that. There also is a real gap in this bill in relation to asset transfer transparency. If there’s going to be a chain of charter schools that take over those schools of concern, it should specify in the Act that assets purchased within the public funding return to public ownership at no additional cost—the bill is silent on that, as far as I can understand, so clarity would be good—and ensure public reporting on all of those transfers of school property, if they are being transferred over into private ownership. Also, if we see multi-school contracts proceed, they should require separate financial reporting and administrative cost disclosure for each school. That is not clear as well—whether this is in place. I would love to know whether the Minister is going to consider if there will be caps on administrative costs. Without these transparency requirements, it is a real concern that we will see an increase of chains of charter schools without any of the required transparency in place. It would be interesting to know: are there regulations to the bill that will stipulate some of these details, or are they not yet—I’ll sit down, Mr Chair, and make my next point in my next call. Hon David Seymour: Mr Chair. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): I take it you’re answering on behalf of the Minister? The Hon David Seymour. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan: Point of order, Mr Chair. Thank you, Mr Chair. As per what I mentioned before, apologies. Just want to also draw the Chair’s attention to Minister Seymour’s lapel. Thank you. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Sorry, I missed that. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan: Just to draw attention to Minister Seymour’s lapel, regarding rules that we have had previously in the House. Thank you. Hon DAVID SEYMOUR (Associate Minister of Education) (09:43): It’s good to see a big man focusing on big issues again. Look, I just wanted to respond, and I apologise to the committee for not being present earlier. Sometimes in education you can be put on detention, as I was, and therefore unable to be here to answer some questions. That seems to apply here too. Look, the gist of the questions is that there should be a more, I guess, bureaucratic approach to monitoring the performance of charter schools, particularly as you have the possibility of multi-campus charters contemplated in this bill. But I think that misunderstands the purpose and accountability of charters. The purpose is to allow new ways of teaching and learning and administrating schools to show that education can be different. That is making an enormous difference for a lot of students, which I won’t go into now— Hon Damien O'Connor: At three times the cost. Hon DAVID SEYMOUR: I’ve heard Damien O’Connor saying that it’s at three times the cost. I just want to put on record that the cost of a student attending a charter school is the same as a State school. Hon Damien O'Connor: Bullshit. Hon DAVID SEYMOUR: He’s now used the word “bullshit”, which shows that he doesn’t only have a poor grasp of numbers but a poor grasp of languages, which is requiring him to use swear words. Hon Damien O'Connor: Absolute bullshit. Hon DAVID SEYMOUR: However, to address this question from Ginny Andersen— CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Mr O’Connor, once we get away with; twice is unparliamentary. Hon DAVID SEYMOUR: It’s a new standard. You can swear once. It must be a Catholic thing. You get one indulgence. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Ministers are under the same ruling, I’ll remind you, Mr Seymour. Hon DAVID SEYMOUR: OK, Mr Chair. Hon Damien O'Connor: Point of order, Mr Chair. I’m just trying to kind of analyse the terminology that might be used in this House to try and challenge the lack of accuracy from a senior Minister—in fact, the Deputy Prime Minister—in this House. What other words should I use other than one that is well understood by most New Zealanders? CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The English language is fairly broad, so I think you could find a better one. Can we just get back to the topic, please? Hon DAVID SEYMOUR: Yes, yes, yes, yes. Look, I think the purpose is to show that education can be different. The accountability is that the attendance and the achievement need to be as good or better than students with a similar set of challenges would face in a State school. As I say, I get regular reports, and certainly on attendance—it’s a leading indicator for achievement—I am pleased to see they are achieving that. I’m really proud of what charter schools are doing. That’s a great piece of news. The other thing is they’re the only schools that have a contract they can actually lose if they fail to meet those attendance and achievement targets. I mean, other schools fail to reach the targets; we just say, “OK, how can we help?” With charter schools, we say, “Sorry, your contract is over. We’re shutting you down.” That’s a very big accountability. That, I believe, addresses the questions that Ginny Andersen has asked. She would like to have a lot more sort of bureaucratic controls. The whole purpose of charter schools and their accountability is to get away from that. I think it should also address a question that I understand she asked earlier, and that was about, for a charter school that converts, should there be an option to vote to go back to State school status? But here’s the thing, right. You already have to exceed the outcomes of a State school to be there. If you’re exceeding the outcomes and people are continuing to attend, then it’s not really clear what you gain by allowing schools to flip-flop back and forth when they already face the loss of contract and, effectively, reversion to State schools anyway. I hope that addresses the substantive questions and also some of the verbiage coming from a rather bored Labour Party backbench. Dr LAWRENCE XU-NAN (Green) (09:48): Thank you, Mr Chair. Also just checking with you, Mr Chair, that now the Associate Minister who is responsible for early childhood education and charter schools is here, I’m able to just go back a little bit, because I know I skipped a few sections. I do have a few questions regarding clauses 20 and 22—this is sections 212I amended and 212M amended—and also a question that I asked the Minister yesterday but it wasn’t addressed by the Minister because, again, it’s not under the Minister’s delegation around schools—the way that the New Zealand School Property Agency (NZSPA) works in terms of Crown land for charter schools. Potentially, that has been addressed. I want to start with clause 20. I understand some of the rationale from the Associate Minister regarding the ability to have multi-school contracts, but what I’m unclear with in this section is what material, then, does the authorisation board need to be able to determine that a particular sponsor is able to operate a multi-school contract in Aotearoa New Zealand, to know that they’re going to be successful, before approving one? Surely, wouldn’t it be better to allow a sponsor to start one school and wait for a little while to make sure it is successful before opening the path to have multiple schools? I just want to check with the Minister on why that has been done in such a way, because I do have some amendments that suggest not just saying no to multi-school contracts but the fact that there is some sort of period where we know that they can operate within, also, the budget. The understanding is that if some of these sponsors, who may be overseas, etc., have operated multiple ones overseas—but, as we mentioned in the select committee stage, back on the Education and Training Amendment Bill No. 1 in 2024, we do know that the amount that the Government gives to charter schools in Australia, for example, is far higher than what they’re able to get here in New Zealand. The balance is about 3:1 in terms of per-student cost, even with the additional cost here. We do want to know if they’re able to operate one here before opening up that particular can of worms. Clause 22, “Section 212M amended”: I do have an additional amendment, in terms of “A notice under subsection (1) must specify—”. This is something that we have heard, actually, from parents who send their children to charter schools: the legislation is quite clear around only charging property maintenance fees in the legislation. However, we have heard of things where schools are charging beyond property maintenance fees in a charter school situation. I think that any fees beyond that should also be notified in this section, to give parents full transparency of what they’re looking at. This is my amendment on 19 May 2026, 9.26.06, which is “any additional fees not included in the property maintenance fee”—if the Minister wouldn’t mind considering that. Back to clause 34, on the Teaching Council and that whole package, I just want to check: the Minister mentioned the Debbie Francis report, and I acknowledge and have read the Debbie Francis report, but what I’m unclear of—because the Minister opened that particular can of worms, as well—is that there were no terms of reference with the Debbie Francis report; there was no methodological approach. Essentially, the report is framed around how the Teaching Council should be regulated. I acknowledge what the Minister is saying—that a child’s safety is absolutely crucial—but I think we are using “independent review” quite broadly here without any form of associate aspects. I want to just check in terms of, I guess, the process of how that report came to be. Now, when we’re looking at the Minister’s Amendment Paper 583, I’m actually going to leave it to my colleague the Hon Ginny Andersen, who’s got a lot of questions probably, for clauses 33 and 35. I’m going to jump just a little bit ahead because this is an area that I want to ask as part of this call—actually, you know what, I’m going to leave it there, Mr Chair. I’ll ask in a subsequent call. Hon DAVID SEYMOUR (Associate Minister of Education) (09:53): Just to answer a couple of questions that were put in relation to Amendment papers and charter schools, the Government has no intention of adopting those two Amendment Papers. The idea that perhaps an operator of a multi-school charter would first have to operate one school—they are actually different activities. If they’re capable of operating one school, that is something that we test with the usual test: do they have community support, do they have a good educational plan, do they have a financially viable plan, do they have educational knowledge, do they have good people on their team? That’s the criteria for operating a school. There are separate criteria for having a multi-school charter, and if you have passed one test, you still have to pass the other. If you can pass them both at the same time, I don’t see why you wouldn’t. If you can’t pass either of them, you shouldn’t get any school, and if you can only pass one, you just get one school. Regardless, there are two different tests for whether or not you should operate one charter or many. It would seem odd to stagger those decisions, so we reject that Amendment Paper. As far as the member’s other comments that appear to relate to areas, I’ll let Erica Stanford address if she wishes, but I suspect she already has, as is mostly the case in this discussion now. Hon ERICA STANFORD (Minister of Education) (09:54): Just to quickly round out the Debbie Francis report, it was not a report that was commissioned by the Government; it was commissioned by the Teaching Council governance board themselves, in light of protected disclosures and what they saw and the concerns that they had in the operations of the Teaching Council. CARL BATES (National—Whanganui) (09:55): I move, That debate on this question now close. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): You’ve heard the warnings now: commentary versus clarification. We’ve had a lot of commentary. Clarification. Hon JAN TINETTI (Labour) (09:55): Thank you, and this the first time I’ve been able to ask a question around the transferring of the early childhood education regulatory functions to the Education Review Office (ERO). I appreciate that the Minister the Hon David Seymour is here now. I’ve only got some very quick questions that I want to ask. It was a bit of a messy process because submitters were asked to submit on this part of the bill but they were relying on another bill for this to be enacted. It was a bit of an unfortunate way, really, that that happened and occurred during the select committee process. One of the aspects that came up through the select committee process—and it has been addressed, but there’s still huge concerns in the departmental report from that—was the conflict between ERO’s review and regulatory functions, because they are two quite different functions. ERO has always been—and that’s always been a strength of ERO, that we’re talking about an independent review process, and submitters have been very concerned and are still concerned that you’re clouding the difference between, in this case, that independence and then the mandatory regulatory oversight. I really want to ask the Minister very quickly: does ERO still hold that independent function, because that is, as I say, a strength of our system? How does he see the management between the CE of ERO appointing the Director of Regulation and keeping that regulatory function separate from the review when it’s a mandatory function rather than an independent function. If we could invite the Minister to comment. Hon DAVID SEYMOUR (Associate Minister of Education) (09:57): First of all, I understand from the Minister that these issues were addressed during this lengthy debate, actually, yesterday, but I take the member at her word that she may not have been able to hear that. In terms of this perceived conflict, you’ve got to remember that there is already a conflict with the Ministry of Education being the policymaker and the regulator. We’re removing that conflict. The Education Review Office (ERO) will become an entity who is there to assess the performance of the early childhood education (ECE) centres, both by performing periodic reviews—that continues, in answer to the member’s question—and also by carrying out the regulatory role. I guess where you might perceive a conflict is if the reviewer was also reviewing the performance of the regulator, which is also ERO, and, as you note, the chief executive appoints the Director of Regulation. I understand all of that, but, ultimately, the assessment of the policy and the regulation now sits with the ministry. The assessment of the performance of the regulated parties—in this case, the ECE centres—sits with ERO. I would argue that we have a far less conflicted organisation and arrangement than we previously had. CARL BATES (National—Whanganui) (09:58): I move, That debate on this question now close. A party vote was called for on the question, That debate on this question now close. Ayes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Noes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Motion agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to delete Amendment Paper 583 is out of order as being a direct negation of the question. The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to delete Part 1 of Amendment Paper 583 is out of order as being a direct negation of the question. Arena Williams’ two tabled amendments to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to delete the Amendment Paper and to delete Part 1 of the Amendment Paper are out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. Arena Williams’ tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to replace all words is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments to Amendment Paper 583 amending Part 1 to include references to homestays in clauses 5, 11AAA, and 11AAB be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to delete clause 9 is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to delete clause 9(1)(a)(i) is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. Arena Williams’ two tabled amendments to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to delete clauses 9(1)(a) and 9(1)(a)(i) are out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. Arena Williams’ tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to delete clause 9(1)(a)(i) is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to delete clause 9(1)(a)(ii) is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to delete clause 9(1)(a)(iii) is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 proposing to delete clause 9(1)(a)(b) is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 10 to insert text after new section 90A(4) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Arena Williams’ tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 10 to insert text after new section 90A(4) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 10 to replace “The Minister may” in new section 90B(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 10 to delete subsections 1(a), 1(b), and 2 of new section 90B is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. Arena Williams’ tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 10 to delete subsections 1(a) and 2 of new section 90B is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 deleting clause 33 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 33 to replace “appointed by the Minister” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Arena Williams’ tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 33 to replace “appointed by the Minister” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 33 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 deleting clause 34(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 34 to insert paragraph (i)(a) into new section 476(4)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 34 to insert paragraph (v) into new section 476(4)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Arena Williams’ tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 to replace new section 476(5) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 to replace new section 476(5) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 34 to replace “at least 3 members” in new section 476(5) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 34 to replace “who each have at least 5 years’ ” in new section 476(5) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 34 to replace new section 476(5) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 35 to insert new section 478(aa) relating to providing direction to teachers be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 35 to insert new section 478(aa) relating to enhancing the status of teachers be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 35 to insert new section 478(aa) relating to identifying and disseminating best practice be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 deleting clause 38A, new section 478(1) and (2) is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38A(3) to replace new subsection (3) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): Can I please just repeat my request for the Green Party member to be on your feet a little quicker. I’m happy for you to stand while the Labour Party is voting in order to get us there more quickly. Hon Dr Duncan Webb: Exercise. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): Well, he’s still only standing up once, Dr Duncan Webb. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38A, new section 478(3) is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 deleting clause 38B be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38C, new section 482A(1) to replace “3 year period” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38C, new section 482A(2) to replace “3 financial years” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38C inserting new section 482A(3)(ca) relating to explaining intentions to identify and disseminate best practice be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38C inserting new section 482A(3)(ca) relating to explaining intentions to enhance the status of teachers be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38C to delete new section 482A(4)(b) to (d) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38C to replace new section 482B(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38C to insert new section 482C(2)(aa) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38C to delete new section 482C(3) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38C to delete new section 482C(4)(b) to (d) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 38C to replace new section 482D(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583, amending clause 38D to replace new section 483(3), is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 40A to replace new section 488(1)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583, amending clause 51A to insert new section 640A(2A) relating to consulting national bodies is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583, amending clause 51A to insert new section 640A(2A) relating to reviewing regulations every three years be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 21 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 101 New Zealand National 48; New Zealand Labour 34; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. The result corrected after originally being announced as Ayes 55, Noes 67. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583, amending clause 56(5) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment to the amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that the Minister’s amendments to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 583 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Noes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Amendments agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 4AAA amending section 4 to insert “sense of belonging” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Arena Williams’ tabled amendment inserting new clause 4AAA, amending section 4 to insert “sense of inclusiveness and belonging” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 4AAA, inserting new section 4(ba) relating to encouraging curiosity be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Arena Williams’ tabled amendment inserting new clause 4AAA, inserting new section 4(ba) relating to encouraging pride in their identity be agreed to A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 4AAA, inserting new section 4(ba) relating to supporting holistic learning and development be agreed to. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 4AAA, inserting new section 4(ba) relating to supporting connection and care be agreed to A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 4AAA, inserting new section 4A be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 4AAA, inserting new section 6(1)(f) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 4AAA, amending section 7 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 4AAA, replacing section 8(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments inserting clause 4(1) and clause 11A(1AA) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendments to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 602 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendments to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 603 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 604 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 5, amending the new definition of “school property portfolio” in section 10(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 605 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 606 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 5(3) is out of order as being the same in substance as a previous amendment. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 5AA, amending section 14 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 5AA, amending section 14A be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled inserting new clause 5AA, titled “New section 26A (Fees)” is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. Members, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s Amendment Papers 607 to 611 would amend Part 1 by deleting provisions relating to the Director of Regulation. They form a single alternative proposition and therefore, under Standing Order 315(3)(b), I will put a single question on them. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendments to Part 1 set out on Amendment Papers 607 to 611 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 5D(3) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 5F, amending section 33 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 5F, amending section 34 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Barbara Kuriger): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 5F, amending section 37 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): We’re just going to pause for a minute while we do a shift change here. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 612 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 6 is out of order as being the same in substance as a previous amendment. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 8, new section 46(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 613 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 8A amending section 53 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 8A amending section 82 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 9 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 9(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to replace clause 9(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 9(1), new subsection (1), to insert the word “not” is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 614 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 10, new section 90A(3)(a) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Members, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s Amendment Papers 615 and 619 would amend Part 1 by requiring peer review of new developments in educational research. They form a single alternative position, and I will put a single question on them. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendments to Part 1 set out on Amendment Papers 615 and 619 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Members, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s Amendment Papers 616 and 620 would amend Part 1 to delete references to international practice in setting curricula. They form a single alternative position, and I will put a single question on them. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendments to Part 1 set out on Amendment Papers 616 and 620 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Members, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s Amendment Papers 617 and 621 would amend Part 1 to include reference to relevant school sector experience in curricula setting. They form a single alternative position, and I will put a single question on them. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendments to Part 1 set out on Amendment Papers 617 and 621 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 10, new section 90A(3)(c) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 10, new section 90A(3) to insert paragraph (d) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 618 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 10, new section 90B(1)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 10, new section 90B(1) to insert new paragraph (e) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 622 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 10 to delete new section 90B(2) is out of order as being the same in substance as a previous amendment. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 10, new section 90B to insert new subsection (3) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 11 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 11, new section 91(1)(b) is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 623 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 11AA amending section 92 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 11AA amending section 103 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 11A, inserting new subsection (1AA) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 11A, inserting new subsection (1A) to amend section 127(2)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 11A, inserting new subsection (1A) to amend section 127(2)(c)(iii) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 11A, inserting new subsection (1A) to amend section 127(2)(e) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 624 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 625 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 11A, inserting new subsection (2A) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 626 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 11B be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 12 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 13 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 14 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 16 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 17, new section 170A(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 17, new section 170B(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 627 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 628 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 17, new section 170B(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 17, new section 170C(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 629 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 630 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 21 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 101 New Zealand National 48; New Zealand Labour 34; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s amendment to Part 1 set out on Amendment Paper 631 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Members, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s five tabled amendments inserting new clause 18A, amending provisions of the Act to include the words “or the sponsor” after references to the board, form a single alternative proposition, and I will put one question on them. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s five tabled amendments inserting new clause 18A, amending provisions of the Act to include the words “or the sponsor” after references to the board be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Members, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s three tabled amendments inserting new clause 18A, amending provisions of the Act to include the words “if reasonable” after “pay the fees” form a single alternative proposition, and I will put one question on them. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s three tabled amendments inserting new clause 18A, amending provisions of the Act to include the words “if reasonable” after “pay the fees” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 18A, amending section 174(3) to replace the words “The Secretary may negotiate” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 18A, amending section 174(3) to replace the words “the Secretary may give notice” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 18A, amending section 174(3) to replace the words “the Secretary is to approve” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 18A, amending section 175(3) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 18A, amending section 175(4) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 19A, titled “Section 191 amended (Single-sex schools)” is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 19A, amending section 199(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 19A, amending section 210(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 19A, amending section 212F be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 19A, amending section 212G be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 19A, amending section 212H be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 20 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 20(1) to replace “1 or more charter schools” with “a maximum of 1 charter school” be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 20(1) to delete “or more” and replace “schools” with “school” is out of order as being the same in substance as a previous amendment. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 20, inserting new subclause (1A) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 20(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 20, deleting “if applicable” in new section 212I(6)(b) is out of order as not offering a serious alternative form of words. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 20(2), new subsection (6) to insert new paragraph (c) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 20, inserting subsection (6A) into new section 212I be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 20(2), to delete new subsection (7)(a) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments inserting new clauses 20A and 20B, amending sections 212K(1) and 212L(5)(p) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 20A, inserting new section 212L(5)(ga) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 21 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 21(2), to delete new subsection (5B)(a) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 22, inserting new section 212M(2)(b)(viii) relating to an amount for the property maintenance fee under section 212W be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 22, inserting new section 212M(2)(b)(viii) relating to any additional fees not included in property maintenance fees be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 22, inserting new section 212M(2)(b)(viii) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 23 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 23 inserting new subclause (1A) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 23 deleting new section 212O(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 24 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 24A amending section 212W be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 24A amending section 212X be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 24A amending section 212ZA be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 24A repealing section 212ZE be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 25 to delete new section 212ZEA be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments to clause 25 replacing “must” with “may” in new section 212ZEA(2) and deleting new section 212ZEB(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments to clause 25 amending new section 212ZEA(2) and deleting new section 212ZEA(3) and (4) and new section 212ZEB(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 25, new section 212ZEA(2) is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 25, new section 212ZEA to delete subsections (3) and (4) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): Members, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s two tabled amendments to clause 25 inserting new section 212ZEB(3A) and (6A), relating to community support for replacement schools, form a single alternative proposition, and I will put one question on them. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s two tabled amendments to clause 25 inserting new section 212ZEB(3A) and (6A) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 25, new section 212ZEB(6) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 26, replacing new paragraph (f) of section 212ZF(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 26(1), new paragraph (f) to delete subparagraph (ii) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 26A repealing section 212ZJ be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): Members, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments deleting clauses 27, 28(a), and 30 relate to the role of the Director of Regulation and form a single alternative proposition. I will put a single question on them. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments to delete clauses 27, 28(a), and 30 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendments to delete clauses 27 and 30 are out of order as being the same in substance as previous amendments. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 28 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 28A amending section 237(3) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Arena Williams’ tabled amendment inserting new clause 28A amending section 237(3) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to delete clause 29 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 29 is out of order as being the same in substance as a previous amendment. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 29, new section 239 to delete subsection (2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 29, replacing “$3,000” with “$500” in new section 239(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 29, replacing “$3,000” with “$3” in new section 239(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 29A amending section 243 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 29A amending section 244 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Arena Williams’ tabled amendment inserting new clause 29A, amending section 244 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 30A amending section 281 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 30A amending section 281A(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Arena Williams’ tabled amendment inserting new clause 30A amending section 281A(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 30A amending section 281B be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 31 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 31A amending section 415(6) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s eight tabled amendments to clause 33 are out of order as being inconsistent with a previous decision of the committee. The Hon Ginny Andersen’s three tabled amendments to clause 33 are out of order as being inconsistent with a previous decision of the committee. The Hon Ginny Andersen’s three tabled amendments to delete clause 34 are out of order as being inconsistent with a previous decision of the committee. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 34(1) to replace new subsection (1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments to clause 34 replacing references to public notification in section 476 with references to the Gazette be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s five tabled amendments to clause 34 inserting subparagraphs (vi) into new section 476(4)(b) are out of order as being inconsistent with a previous decision of the committee. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to delete clause 34(2) is out of order as not being in the correct form of legislation. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 34A be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 35 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 36 inserting paragraph (aa) into new section 479(1) relating to providing direction for teachers be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 36 inserting paragraph (aa) into new section 479(1) relating to enhancing the status of teachers be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 36 inserting paragraph (aa) into new section 479(1) relating to identifying and disseminating best practice be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 36(1) new subsection (1) to insert new paragraphs (j) and (k) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to delete clause 36(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 36(3) to replace new subsection (3B) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 36 inserting new subsection (3C) into section 479 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to delete clause 37 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 37 is out of order as being the same in substance as a previous amendment. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 38 inserting new paragraphs (d) to (f) into new section 480A(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 38A amending section 483 is out of order as being inconsistent with a previous decision of the committee. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 39(2A) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 40 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 41 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “not more than 9” in new section 517D(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 42, new section 517D(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): Members, there are eight tabled amendments from Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan proposing to insert paragraphs (g) into new section 517D(3) relating to areas of knowledge of New Zealand School Property Agency board members. To test the will of the committee, I will put the question on three of those amendments. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting paragraph (g) into new section 517D(3) relating to environmental protection be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting paragraph (g) into new section 517D(3) relating to sustainability and sustainable building design be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42, inserting paragraph (g) into new section 517D(3) relating to Te Tiriti o Waitangi be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): Members, the will of the committee having been tested, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s remaining five tabled amendments to insert paragraphs (g) into new section 517D(3) are out of order as inconsistent with a previous decision of the committee. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting paragraph (aa) into new section 517E relating to ongoing learning opportunities be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting paragraph (aa) into new section 517E relating to a long-term sustainable plan be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Teanau Tuiono) (12:59): Members, we have reached—well nearly reached, in a few seconds—1 p.m. and I would like to explain what will happen next. Before we reach the question on Part 1 itself, the committee must first deal with the amendments to Part 1, and I have a reference here to Standing Orders, which is 315(2). The Chairperson defers the interruption of business until the amendments are dealt with—see Standing Orders 53(2)(a). The committee, therefore, is continuing beyond 1 p.m. There are many amendments still to be dealt with and this will take some time. However, extended sittings are not urgency and have no ability to run on into another sitting day. If the committee is still dealing with this part, I will interrupt the voting and report progress in time to allow another sitting to commence at 2 p.m. I have consulted the Speaker, and the appropriate time to report progress would be 1.50 p.m. OK, I’m going to crack on with some more questions. The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 31A amending section 415(6) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to clause 42 new section 517E to insert new paragraph (c) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42, inserting subparagraph (iii) into new section 517F(1)(b) relating to healthy environment standards be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42, inserting subparagraph (iii) into new section 517F(1)(b) relating to universal design be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting subparagraph (ia) into new section 517F(1)(d) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting paragraph (ga) into new section 517F(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting subparagraph (iii) into new section 517F(1)(h) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments to clause 42 amending new section 517F(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments to clause 42 amending new section 517G(1)(c) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “at any reasonable time” in new section 517H(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “reasonable notice” in new section 517H(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Members, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s three tabled amendments to clause 42, amending new sections 517H(2) and (3)(b) and (3)(c) to require New Zealand School Property Agency (NZSPA) notices to be in writing form a single alternative proposition, and I will put one question on them. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendments to clause 42, amending new sections 517H(2) and (3)(b) and (3)(c) to require NZSPA notices to be in writing be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “remove” with “obtain” in new section 517H(2)(c) is out of order as not offering a serious alternative form of words. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “remove” with “take” in new section 517H(2)(c) is out of order as not offering a serious alternative form of words. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 deleting new section 517H(2)(c) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “48 hours’ notice” with “5 working days’ notice” in new section 517H(3)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42, replacing “4 weeks” with “2 months” in new section 517H(3)(b), be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “24 hours’ notice” with “48 hours’ notice” in new section 517H(3)(c) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing new section 517H(4) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “must facilitate” with “may facilitate” in new section 517H(5) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 amending new section 517H(8)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 amending new section 517I(a) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Members, Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s seven tabled amendments to clause 42 amending new sections 517K, 517L, 517M, 517N, 517O, and 517P to apply various activities of the NZSPA to charter schools form a single alternative proposition, and I will put one question on them. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s seven tabled amendments to clause 42 amending new sections 517K, 517L, 517M, 517N, 517O, and 517P to apply various activities of the NZSPA to charter schools, be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendments be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendments not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting “and charter school” into new section 517K be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting “if reasonable” into new section 517L(4)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “may” with “must” in new section 517M(4) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “may give notice” with “must give notice” in new section 517M(5) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 replacing “NZSPA will approve” with “NZSPA may approve” in new section 517M(5) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 deleting new section 517N(1)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 amending new section 517N(3) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 amending new section 517N(4) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting “if reasonable” into new section 517O(4)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan: Point of order, Mr Chair. I just want to seek your clarification: can the Minister in the seat double up as a Minister in the House? There are currently no other Ministers in the House. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Yes. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 amending new section 517Q be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 deleting new section 517S be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42, inserting “on the administration of education property” into new section 517S(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Members, the result of an earlier vote was incorrectly announced. The vote on Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to Amendment Paper 583 amending clause 51A to insert new section 640A(2A) relating to reviewing regulations every three years was announced as Ayes 55, Noes 67. The correct result is Ayes 21, Noes 101. The record will be corrected accordingly. The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 inserting paragraph (d) into new section 517S(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 amending new section 517S(3)(b) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 amending new section 517S(5) be agreed to. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan: Point of order, Mr Chair. Seeking guidance from you: what happens when the major party, the National Party, have fewer than five people in the House—what would that mean for the vote? CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): It doesn’t mean anything, Dr Xu-Nan. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 amending new section 517S(6) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Just to address that last point of order. The quorum for the House is three: myself, the Clerk, and the Minister. So keep an eye on those numbers. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan: OK. Apologies, just checking, that is specifically for the committee stage? CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): That’s correct. Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan: OK, thank you. That’s good to know. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42, inserting paragraph (ba) into new section 517U relating to consulting boards of State schools be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42, inserting paragraph (ba) into new section 517U relating to kura kaupapa Māori be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 amending new section 517V(1)(a)(i) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment to clause 42 amending new section 517Z(2) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 44 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 44A amending section 589(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment inserting new clause 44A amending section 589(1) be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): The question is that the Hon Ginny Andersen’s tabled amendment to delete clause 46 be agreed to. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 55 New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand 15; Te Pāti Māori 4; Ferris; Kapa-Kingi. Noes 67 New Zealand National 48; ACT New Zealand 11; New Zealand First 8. Amendment not agreed to. CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Members, the time has come for me to report progress. Progress to be reported. House resumed.