Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House) : The House will adjourn today for a 2-week adjournment. When the House resumes on Tuesday, 17 November it is the Government’s intention to make progress on the Ngāti Apa (North Island) Claims Settlement Bill, the Whanganui Iwi (Wanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Wanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill, the Biosecurity Amendment Bill, and other bills on the Order Paper.

Hon DARREN HUGHES (Senior Whip—Labour) : I thank the Leader of the House for that indication. Given that one-third of the time since the election that the Parliament has sat has been under urgency, I wonder whether he could confirm that we can look forward to week 7 in a row of urgency when we return. Finally, noting that this is a 2-week adjournment and members will be travelling around the country, I wonder whether he has any recommendations about restaurants in Auckland that he could make to the country. We would be very grateful if he could give us some advice on that particular matter. I understand he has quite an announcement to make in that regard.

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House) : On the first point, I think it is highly likely that the House will sit with some urgency on Government business in the remaining weeks before Christmas. Effectively, from today we have two 2-week parliamentary sittings, so there are 4 weeks until the House goes into the long summer adjournment. I would expect there to be some urgency during that time. But I will notify the member of that well and truly in advance.

Although he has also asked for a comment with regard to lunch at restaurants in Auckland, I can assure him that I have not been to that city in quite some time. I have not been to that particular restaurant. But I noticed that when I was in an interview situation with him yesterday, he was late back to the interview because he had taken off early to go to that particular restaurant. I understand it was the custard and cream that he was most excited about, and for reasons of decorum I will not mention the name of the restaurant in the House.