Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH: —that this is a pesky requirement from the Opposition and that we shouldn't be annoying him. The point that I want to make to the Minister is that he should remember that he is serving the people of New Zealand and he is accountable to this Parliament. If he wants to have extraordinary powers extended to him in a time of crisis, he should be accountable for those powers, and we should come back on a regular basis to this Parliament and give New Zealanders an opportunity to talk about it properly. 