Flavell Te Ururoa: Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 Repeal (Easter Sunday Local Choice) Amendment Bill — First Reading 
Flavell Te Ururoa: Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 Repeal (Easter Sunday Local Choice) Amendment Bill — First Reading 
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TE URUROA FLAVELL (Maori Party—Waiariki) 
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 A tena koe Mr Deputy Speaker kia ora tatau katoa e te Whare. Ko tenei take he take nui i te Ao Maori otira he take nui hoki i te Whare Paremata i te mea e toru hipa noa atu pea o tenei momo take kua tae ki mua i te aroaro o te Whare Paremata. Ara he korero mo te wa o te Aranga o Ihu Karaiti. Kati ko ta te Pati Maori i tenei wa he noho totara wahi rua. Ko etahi kai te whakaae atu ki tenei pire ko etahi kei te ki kati engari ko toku ngakau kei te ki me tautoko ake i ta Todd McClay korero. Ae no roto o Rotorua te mema nei he mema kua whakaara ake i tenei take mo te painga o Rotorua. No reira moku ake kua tautoko i tana i tenei panuitanga tuatahi. 
Ko te aronga o tana ngakau mo te ahuatanga o nga mea turuhi nga pakihi o roto i te taone nui o Rotorua. Ko tana i te tuatahi ko tona aronga e hangai tonu ana ki a Rotorua engari a te wa pea kai tena kai tena kai tena taone kai tena taone tona tikanga. Ma ratau ano ra tera e wetewete. Ko te mea pai o tenei ki a au nei i te tuatahi kai tena taone kai tena taone te tikanga ka tahi ka rua ka riro ma tena kaunihera ma tera hapori e whakatau ae kao ranei ka mutu o roto i a au o Te Arawa o Rotorua ko te tumanako ma Rotorua tonu e whakatau i te tikanga mo Rotorua. 
Ko te mate ke o enei momo pire he painga ano o roto he kino ano ra roto. Na ko te wahi o Te Aranga ki te ao Maori he wa whanau tera he wa hura kohatu he wa whakakotahi i te whanau. Tera korero tera ka mutu kai te rongo ake ki nga korero a etahi o te Reipa e mea ana kei wareware te ahuatanga ki nga kaimahi i roto toa. Ka mutu ko roto o Rotorua ko te hunga me ki e hapai nei i te mahi turuhi. He mea tera mo te pukoro o te tangata. No reira kua tukituki nga take e rua a ko te ahuatanga o te whakata te whakakotahi nei o te whanau. Ka mutu ko tera e pa ana ki nga pakihi. Kei te rongo ake i te korero o te Reipa kua raruraru pea kua herea pea etahi o nga kaimahi o roto i nga mahi turuhi. Te tikanga a-Maori nei kua hiahia ki te haere ki te hura kohatu engari tera pea ko te rangatira kei te ki kao me noho ki te mahi. No reira kua ahua raruraru i reira. 
No reira a kati kua rahi tenei me te mohio ano hoki kua tata ki te tina. Me penei rawa te korero kua noho totara wahi rua te Pati Maori engari moku ake kua tautoko ake i tenei panuitanga tuatahi anake kia kite mai ai kia rongo ano hoki i nga hiahia o te hapori. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
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Thank you Mr Deputy Speaker and greetings to us all the House. This matter is of great significance to Maoridom and to the House of Parliament as well because there have been perhaps three or more instances in the past when a bill of this type involving the Easter break has come before Parliament. At this time however the Maori Party is divided. Some agree with this bill while others disagree but my heart tells me that I must support Todd McClay’s address. Yes this member is from Rotorua. He raised the matter of how Rotorua will benefit from the bill. For me personally I will support what he has stated in this first reading debate. 
While the focus of his attention is primarily on aspects of tourism and business in the city of Rotorua eventually each individual town will decide what is best for it. They alone will determine that. For me the good thing about this is that first each town will have the right; second it will be left to each council and community to decide whether it is yes or no but for me of Te Arawa and Rotorua hopefully it would be left to Rotorua to determine what is best for it.  
The problem with these types of bills is that there are both advantages and disadvantages in them. To Maoridom the Easter break means family and unveiling time and also time for the family to come together as one. That is that aspect. Hearing some Labour members saying not to forget those who work in shops is another. As well there are those in Rotorua who champion the tourism industry. That of course is a source of income for the pocket. So the two purposes conflict in respect of having time for a break and bringing the family together and the matter relating to business. I have heard what Labour has stated about how some workers in the tourism industry become somewhat troubled or constrained. Traditionally Maori would want to go to an unveiling but on the other hand the employer may perhaps demand that they remain at work. So there is a dilemma.  
So leave it at that. Knowing that the dinner break is almost upon us this is enough. I say again that the Maori Party is divided on this but for me personally my support is for this first reading only so that the wishes of the community are again seen and heard. 
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Sitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.