Hipango Harete; Williams PotoHARETE HIPANGO (National—Whanganui): E Te Mana Whakawā good evening. We're at that time of the evening where things can tend to get to be a little bit jovial although there is still that element of seriousness about it. Look standing to speak as a former member of the Māori Affairs Committee I did enjoy the time that I gave service there and I considered that I did add value as a member from the Māori community and also as a member from the National Party community. I look across the House and I refer to the fact that I will be addressing the House and speaking about Te Puni Kōkiri the Ministry of Māori Development; Te Māngai Pāho which is the Māori broadcasting agency; and also the Māori Language Commission Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.As I look across the House the Hon Willie Jackson—the member still talks a big game. I hark back to the days when you were playing club rugby with my husband and you were well-versed and you were well-known for talking the big talk. But it's a bit of a different story when it comes to walking that talk to the honourable member; so as I say talking the big game. I also refer to the Hon Kelvin Davis—in so far again as those relationships—and you talked about Te Arawhiti. I do acknowledge the importance of relationships that we as Māori reference and the Hon Kelvin Davis the days that you played club rugby as well; so I just reference that.But I also connect into some previous discussion this evening—in the Minister's portfolio in responsibility for the Department of Corrections—my husband has worked in the Department of Corrections and this ties into the kōrero wrapped up around wellbeing in terms of Māori wellbeing. It was referenced earlier in the House by Dr Duncan Webb that corrections officers they're helping inmates in terms of legal matters. That's not something new that has arisen and come about under a Labour coalition Government. That's something—and I know this for a fact from the days when I've worked with corrections officers my husband giving service previously there—that corrections officers have done irrespective of which Government has been in power.Coming back to the Māori Affairs Committee I hearken to the chair of that committee my colleague Rino Tirikatene. The difference that I've noted from serving on the select committee with the Māori affairs members is the level of collegiality and the level of collaboration but also focusing on the importance that we can come from a different perspective and we will challenge the big talk as it comes about.So that's what I'm standing to address the House about this evening. The catchcry and the rhetoric of this Government as we heard it right from the beginning of their tenure taking up office was Let's do this"; actually a lot of that has been re-rhetoric-ed to "Let's review this".I come to Te Puni Kōkiri. In Vote Māori Development the honourable Minister Davis talked about the 2017/18 allocation of an increase of 11 percent in that Budget. My understanding as a new member—and I stand to be corrected—is that that was an amount that had been committed under the previous Government with its allocation and therefore that 11 percent increase had been locked in. This Government has been required to carry that forward so acknowledgment to the previous Government in terms of the commitment to Vote Māori Development."Let's review this": so as we know the talk has been big the walk has been somewhat a little bit little. In that regard there have been some 200-plus—or even nudging up to 300—reviews around that. So Te Puni Kōkiri—my colleague Jo Hayes made reference that there was a surplus and I recollect when I sat on the committee challenging that as to why. When there is a surplus that could be considered an underspend; therefore why allocate any more in the next Budget? So that was questioned and the department was asked about better measuring and explaining the impact of the ministry's work. That's something that we look forward to. My goodness the time that goes by.I do recollect as well that the Māori broadcasting in terms of the Māori radio stations they talked about that their funding has been locked in and it needs to be increased because of the service and the reach and value of that to it.Look in concluding the Māori Language Commission: I just want to say that before I did leave the Māori Affairs Committee—Maika Te Amo who is our translator there. I talked about living the language. I just planted the seed; he's picked it up. We have our Te Reo Māori classes now that are available to all members in the House. Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock I would encourage everybody to go and live the language.CHAIRPERSON (Poto Williams): I call Michael Wood. I just want to caution members: please don't speak past the bell or I will award a second call and your whips may not be happy with that. I call Michael Wood."