Lyndon HūhanaHŪHANA LYNDON (Green): Kia ora. E mihi atu ana ki a tātou tēnei wā. I'd like to acknowledge Andy Foster the previous speaker from New Zealand First highlighting te mana o te wai. Because te mana o te wai is holistic. Te mana o te wai looks at the entire ecosystem: tangata whānau hapori and then ultimately that wai-inu so that it is free the taiao is clean. I struggle when I hear that the hierarchy limits the way that we look after our wai māori because te mana o te wai is about fresh drinking water te mana o te wai is about the needs of the community and te mana o te wai is ultimately about social economic and cultural wellbeing. So I'd encourage us to really think about the fact that the indigenous models that are gifted to the Government are an asset and something to provide guidance. It's again another example of plus-plus.It is sad because we can be giving mihi to Māori one day and then the next day we're passing legislation that will takahē Māori. So here we are again another piece of legislation—e takahē ana e te mana o te wai. Reflecting on submissions that have been received and considering the fact that there was unity around the lack of engagement with te Iwi Māori on the process in this bill. Now that came through really strongly from Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board Te Arawa Lakes Trust Ngā Iwi o Taranaki Te Rangapū Mana Whenua o Tauranga Moana Taumatamakuku Te Kahu o Taonui Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu—all said there's been a lack of engagement. In fact this bill needs to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi this bill needs to give effect to te mana o te wai and this bill needs to recognise our special rights and interests of hapū and iwi in wai māori.So it's so disappointing that we're at this point because the Crown is not meeting their obligations to Te Tiriti o Waitangi they are ignoring the fact that councils themselves submitted saying We appreciate Māori at the table." In fact Andy Foster who spoke previously was one of the biggest advocates for iwi voice at the table in Wellington and you know provided voting rights to my whānau of Ngāti Toa and Taranaki Whānui in the standing committees plus they got paid the same amount as counsellors. So I mihi to my colleague because ultimately Māori at the table is a plus-plus. You get our skills you get our expertise you get our tirohanga Māori and there you go we're at the tepu. Co-governance is not something to fear. Ultimately if we're all in it together then we move out into the community together and that's what three waters provided.May I speak to being a previous CEO and working with Waipunarangi for entity A. We spent as iwi months and months of time with the transition groups talking about HR we were talking about data we were looking at asset management plans from Tāmaki ki Te Rerenga Wairua. We were working hard with our council colleagues and also with the Department of Internal Affairs—[Authorised te reo Māori text to be inserted by the Hansard Office.][Authorised translation to be inserted by the Hansard Office.]It became nothing and that was such a shame. Ultimately what was interesting was that many hapū and iwi never had a look at water asset management plans until Waipunarangi lifted the lid for them to take a peek because councils had had exclusivity in that space. They had not engaged us until there was a resource consent. And Waipunarangi opened the opportunity for hapū and iwi to be at the table. What a moumou—it's such a waste.As our colleagues have shared "Hey there's nothing wrong with tūtae in the moana. Let's let the tūtae go out into the moana. Hey you know the whānau in Hokianga went to the Environmental Court and fought against that tūtae to go out into Hokianga Whakapau Karakia. Because ultimately te mana o te wai is the framework that protects all of us—Māori mai Pākehā mai tauiwi mai—and Te Tiriti o Waitangi is the central pillar for us to mahi tahi.That is why it is so disappointing that we're at this point. Why remove te mana o te wai? Why relegate us just back to the Local Government Act and cross our fingers that Māori will get a say? Because if you don't entrench the requirement for councils to engage with us then we're chasing them like we have in the past. Kia ora."