Catherine Wedd

The minister in charge of a bill always makes a decent argument in favour of it, but that argument is seldom fleshed out by the party's backbenchers.

So, for example, consider National Backbencher Catherine Wedd.

She represents the Hawke's Bay, which is arguably a major benefactor of this treaty, and presumably she may have had interesting and unique observations about it.

Here is the full extent of her detailed analysis on the bill in the second reading.

Speaker, as I said, um, the review will cover many components, including, um, who has been affected, um, and that's why I'm waiting for that review.

Question number seven, Catherine Wedd.

Thank you, Mr.

Speaker.

You've got to have a laugh.

Was that Catherine Wedd or Nicola Willis? Nicola Willis.

Nicola Willis.

Oh, Heather.

Sound exactly the same.

Really? Yeah, now that Catherine Wedd started piping up in Parliament, I'm really confused all the time.

They do sound exactly the same.

Barry, thanks very much.

[laughing] And, uh, between September 2023 and March 2026, that number was 942 full-time equivalent staff.

Question number eight, Catherine Wedd.

Thank you, Mr.

Speaker.