Harawira Hone: Coroners Bill — In Committee 
Harawira Hone: Coroners Bill — In Committee 
[Volume:632;Page:4399] 
HONE HARAWIRA (Maori Party—Te Tai Tokerau) 
: 
 Hoi ano e rua nga wahanga o taku korero i tenei po. Ko tetahi mo nga kaiwewete tupapaku ko te mea ka rua ko te whakamomori. Roto i a matou i Te Tai Tokerau he tino awangawanga. Kua roa rawa to ratou noho waenganui i a matou. Kei a matou nga kaiwewete tupapaku e noho ana mo nga wa roa roto i a matou. E mohio ana ratou ki nga whanau ki nga hapu ki nga iwi me nga kaumatua o te rohe me nga tikanga a-iwi. Engari ma tenei ture ka whakakaoretia i to ratou turanga. Ka tukuna tenei mahi ki tetahi tangata he matatau ana ki te ture engari e kuare ana ki nga tikanga. No reira hakoa e mea ana te pire nei e aroha ana ki nga tikanga Maori e kore e wakatinanatia i tenei wa. 
Mo te whakamomori kei roto i taku whanau tera tikanga. Ko tetahi o nga tino tikanga kia whai atu i te take he aha te take i whakamomori ai taku whanau. Me pehea ra te wakatika i te whanau kia kaua e pera ai. Atu i tera e 
hiahia ana te tangata kia wakapaho atu i tona korero. Engari e mea ana te ture e kore e taea. Engari mo te Maori he kaupapa nui tenei. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the Committee.] 
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Indeed I have two parts to my address this evening. One relates to coroners and the other to suicides. There is a huge concern amongst people in the north. They have lived in our midst for a long time. We have coroners who have been among us for a long period of time. They know the families subtribes the people the elderly in the area and the customs of the tribe. But this law will remove their positions. This position is given to a person who is competent in law but ignorant of customs. So despite this bill saying that it is sympathetic to Maori customs it will not be mandated at this time. 
Regarding suicides I have that situation in my family. One important thing to follow up is why there are suicidal tendencies in my family and how the family can rectify the situation to remove the tendency. In addition people might want the outcome communicated to them. But the law states that this is not possible. But the matter is a very important one to Maoridom. 
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Dr Richard Worth 
: I raise a point of order Mr Chairperson. I would just like to raise an issue for guidance from you. Because at the moment we are getting an interpretation from the translator. My understanding of the Standing Orders is that we should be receiving a translation. The outcome is hugely disruptive for the speaker who is having to pause and get word by word interpretation whereas only a translation is required. 
The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Clem Simich) 
: No what we are going through now is an interpretation and that is the correct procedure. It is not a translation; it is an interpretation and I think it is going very well. 
HONE HARAWIRA 
: Horekau he raruraru ki a au. Ta matou tino kaupapa kia korero atu i nga whakaaro roto i te ngakau ki te whakapaho atu ki te ao whanui kia rongohia wetahi atu whanau ki te wakatipu i wa ratou tamariki. No reira e kore matou e whakaae ma te ture e whakakahoretia i ta matou whakapahotanga. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the Committee.] 
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I do not have a problem with it. Our policy really is that one should be able to express oneself to let the whole world know so that other families know about it and raise their families accordingly. We do not agree that the law should remove this ability for us to broadcast it. 
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House resumed. 
The Chairperson reported the Protected Objects Amendment Bill with amendment and progress on the Coroners Bill. 
Report adopted.