Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on the Easter Trading Bill being voted down

The ACT Party won't keep pushing to remove trading restrictions from Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Politicians have toppled a bill today in a conscience vote - 74 to 49.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says it's 'incredible' the bill was voted down - considering the impact it would have on retailers.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:04):
Just go on quarter to five news Talk ZEBB. A
senior political correspondent, Barry Soper is in Wellington with us today.
Hey Barry, good afternoon, Right Ken, we can touch on
the inconsistencies. Can we over the conscience vote on Easter
trading in Sunday advertising.

Speaker 3 (00:22):
Yes, it's fascinating, isn't it. That You've got to remember
they'll keep holy the Sabbath because the first reading of
the advertising at the weekends bill that was successful ninety
four to twenty nine. But it seems the cruciffixion and
the rise of Jesus. A couple of days later at
Easter trading, we people have broken the law essentially to trade.

(00:47):
Easter trading has been defeated again seventy four votes to
forty nine. So the retailers won't be able to trade
at Easter weekend. But it's incredible, isn't it. At a
time Ryan, when you think if ever of the retailers
were facing it tough at the moment, that the MPs
would have thought, well, let's give them a break.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Which MPs are we talking about? I mean, who was
largely in four and four and again.

Speaker 3 (01:15):
Well, if you look at the Easter trading seventy four,
we're against in forty nine four, I would imagine the
whole of the National Party voted for. But you know
they don't do the breakdowns of who voted what, and
so you know, it's funny. It's a conscience vote.

Speaker 2 (01:35):
Yeah, it is weird in mansistent. Yeah, it is Lake Alice,
a torture survivor's art to get compensation.

Speaker 3 (01:42):
Yeah, well, you know a dreadful period in our history
that was they can either choose an expedited payment, a
quick payment for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or
they can lodge acclaim and that'll be viewed by an
independent arbiter and they'll make a determination on their mouths. Now,

(02:02):
these were many of them with kids and they were
getting shock treatment, which was absolutely shocking. They in fact
have got until April next year. Those are the ones
that want the expedited payment, or they can delay it
until September next year if they want to negotiate a payment. Well,

(02:23):
payments will be all done by the end of next year. Now.
The Minister Erica Stanford said all the organs of State
were notified about the torture of children, but it seems
no one was listening.

Speaker 4 (02:35):
Dozens more complaints and concerns were made to every government
department that had some connection or responsibility Forlake Alice. Complaints
were made to police officers, social workers, kads of Departments
of Social Welfare, Education and Health, the Medical Council, Yombusman
District inspectors, doctors and nurses, and none was sufficiently acted on.

(02:57):
The Crown utterly failed survivors and we owed the majority
of care and protection.

Speaker 3 (03:02):
You'd have to say that was absolutely the case.

Speaker 2 (03:04):
Absolutely, yeah, no arguing with that. The final clash of
the leaders in the House for the year.

Speaker 3 (03:10):
Yeah, the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition.
Given the clash, they will no doubt certainly be pleased
see the last of each other. As Parliament draws to
a close for the year, they're having the adjournment debate.
At the moment Chris Luckson has just been on his
feet and Chris Hopkins followed him. But earlier on during
question time. Here they are with Chris Luckson defending the

(03:31):
record of his Finance Minister, Nichola Willis.

Speaker 1 (03:34):
Nichola Willis is going to go down as the best
finance minister in as country they ever seen, because by god,
what a mess she has picked up, and she is
cleaning house and she's getting the job done, and she
has delivered a value for money, reliable, sensible faery solution
of rail, combatible fairies, and our great Minister of Rail's
got a limited window to try and improve upon it.

(03:56):
Otherwise we're going to get new fairies twenty twenty nine.

Speaker 2 (03:59):
Don't you worry about it?

Speaker 5 (04:00):
So why does he think he's the most unpopular prime
minister in New Zealand's history? And what does he think
Nichola Willis is more likely to replace next year the
inter Island Fairies for him, his prime Minister.

Speaker 1 (04:14):
I mean, that is a bit wrench, isn't it.

Speaker 2 (04:16):
Isn't that a bit ratch?

Speaker 1 (04:17):
How are the conversations with David Parker and Kerr McNulty
working out sun They're getting on very well.

Speaker 3 (04:22):
Haven't they.

Speaker 2 (04:22):
Goodness? Okay, all right? And just finally Shane Jones while
he's having a bit of fun too, well, look he.

Speaker 3 (04:31):
Was at his lyrical best, I've got to say, as
he was lauding the success of his regional summits. He's
been holding up and down the country in his mind,
Jones told Parliament he hasn't a sceric of doubt about
how well they were received.

Speaker 6 (04:47):
Unheralded popularity. The summits have been an opportunity to meet
and greet people. Occasionally there have been one of three
protesters as I've sought to engage regard variety Kiwis. But
the days of those mung being meddlers are over. Without
a doubt. Taranaki will enjoy a boost with offshore mining opportunities. Sadly, no,

(05:11):
that's enough from the Kumua munches, not going to have
any and International Gas and Oil Explorer announced at six
point thirty this morning they're no longer withdrawing from New
Zealand and on your behalf New Zealand. I claim a
little credit for that.

Speaker 3 (05:31):
I've got to say. It's a great way to go out,
isn't it, Because you know, he is probably i think
one of the most humorous and able speakers in the
place at the moment. Yeah.

Speaker 2 (05:40):
That, well, they're a bit short on those, aren't they They.

Speaker 3 (05:44):
Not in the past week. We had great orators in
the old days and they're not quite the same today.
So he's the pick of the bunch at the moment,
I think.

Speaker 2 (05:52):
Long may he rain, Uncle Shane, thank you so much.
Barry Soper out of Parliament, nine away from five News.

Speaker 5 (05:58):
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