Harawira Hone: Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill — In Committee Speaker Recalled In Committee 
Harawira Hone: Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill — In Committee Speaker Recalled In Committee 
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HONE HARAWIRA (Independent—Te Tai Tokerau) 
: 
 Tena koe Mr Chairperson. I will not respond by talking about other people’s relationships with Ministers of the National Party or about the National Government at all. I will talk about the bill. 
Part 3 of the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill which includes a whole host of clauses that will do huge damage to the Maori world cause great pain to the Maori people set down some truly appalling benchmarks in respect of Maori rights and turn the clock backwards on Maori self-determination. Maori people for many generations to come will wonder how on earth the Maori Party which rode into power on a wave of discontent over the confiscation of Maori rights to the foreshore and seabed claimed the bill as its own when the only other party in this House that supports it is the party that gave us Don Brash tax breaks for the rich cuts in social spending an increase in GST and the “three-strikes” legislation. 
Although I have the energy to challenge this bill in the House given the shortness of time we have had to study it it is difficult to find the time the space or the capacity to properly detail all of the clauses in Part 3—and in all other parts of this bill—and to provide the in-depth examination that is properly required to show just how much this bill will hurt Maori. I stand against not only Part 3 of this bill— 
Hon Trevor Mallard 
: I raise a point of order Mr Chairperson. As part of a little exchange an extremely offensive comment was made to me about me by Tau Henare. I require that he apologises. 
The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Rick Barker) 
: I am sorry. There was a bit of a din in the Chamber; I did not hear it. If the member made an offensive remark he will withdraw and apologise. 
Hon Tau Henare 
: I withdraw and apologise. 
HONE HARAWIRA 
: I stand against not only Part 3 and all of its clauses but every other part clause subclause and word in this bill. I do so because Maori people have declared their opposition to this bill every part of this bill through the submission process through the iwi leadership walking away from this bill through the hikoi on the road right now to oppose the bill and through the hundreds of emails texts Facebook messages voicemails and comments that I have received from Maori Party members telling me they are gutted by what their caucus is doing in supporting Part 3 and all other parts of this bill. They intend to leave the Maori Party over what they perceive to be the Maori Party caucus’ betrayal of the very birthright of the party. When the Maori Party caucus says that make no bones it is a Maori Party bill and they are pleased to stand here and support it I remind the Committee that it is not true to say the Maori Party is proud to support this bill. The caucus does but the membership does not. I urge all those Maori Party members who are watching the debate on Part 3 of this heinous bill on Parliament TV or are listening to it on the radio to contact the Maori Party MPs and beg them to wake up smell the shellfish and realise that supporting this bill is not what either the party or the people want. 
Tu te Ao Maori tu te rangatiratanga tu motuhake. Tena tatou katoa. 
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Long live Maoridom sovereignty and independence. Greetings to us all 
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