Jones Shane: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Jones Shane: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 28 July 2009. Volume:656;Page:5150. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
6.  
Hon SHANE JONES (Labour) 
 to the  
Minister of Maori Affairs 
: He aha nga ripota tetahi ranei kua whiwhi i a ia mai i ana katipa i Te Puni Kokiri mo nga whakahounga kei te whakaarohia e pa ana ki te Ture Haumi i Tawahi? 
[ 
What reports if any has he received from his officials at Te Puni Kokiri on the proposed changes to the Overseas Investment Act? 
] 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES (Minister of Maori Affairs) 
: 
A tena koe e Te Kaiwhakawa tena tatau te Whare. Kai te whai whakaaro te Kawanatanga ki etahi whakarereketanga ki te ture. Kaore ano kia tae mai etahi purongo i a Te Puni Kokiri engari kai te wananga tonu ratau. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
Greetings to you Mr Speaker and to us the House. The Government is currently considering changes to the Act. I have yet to receive a report from Te Puni Kokiri; it is still consulting. 
] 
Hon Shane Jones 
: A ki te Minita mehemea kua puta nga whakatau o te Kawanatanga he aha te wariu o nga ripoata e wananga tonutia ana i roto i tana tari? 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
To the Minister if the Government has published its findings what value is there in these reports still being consulted over in his office? 
] 
I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Mehemea kua puta he ripoata i te Kawanatanga he aha te painga o nga wananga ka waiho ki muri rawa? 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
If a report has been published by the Government what good will come out of consultations that are left for afterwards? 
] 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Tena koe. Taku mohio ko tera patai kua oti ke e te Minita te whakautu. I korero a ia ana kei roto i nga ringaringa o te Kawanatanga ko ta te Minita me te ahuatanga o tenei patai me tana Tari kati kai roto i Te Puni Kokiri kaore ano a ia kia kite.  
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
Thank you. To my knowledge that question has already been responded to by the Minister when he stated that the report is in the hands of the Government and Te Puni Kokiri. In terms of this question and his office he has not sighted it yet. 
] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Obviously members are perfectly entitled to repeat their questions with slight changes in emphasis in them and I believe that is what the Hon Shane Jones has done. 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: Ki taku mohio kei te haere tonu te arotakenga o te ture nei. Kare ano kia puta te purongo ki a matau. Kei te noho tonu te komiti i tenei kaupapa. Kare ano kia puta mai te purongo ki te Kawanatanga otira ki te iwi whanui. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
To my knowledge this Act is still under review. As yet we have not received the report. The committee is still considering this matter. The report is unavailable yet to Government and to the general public. 
] 
Hon Shane Jones 
: Tena koe. Ki te Minita mo nga Take Maori me pehea ranei e whakapumautia ai nga panga o te iwi Maori ki o ratou wahi tapu. E pai ana ranei ia te whakamarama mai ai me pehea ranei te ngaronga o te whenua Maori e whakakatia ai ai? 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
Thank you. To the Minister of Maori Affairs how will Maori interests in their sacred places be sustained? Is he able to explain as well how the loss of Maori land can be rectified? 
] 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: A waiho ma te komiti me te purongo e whakamarama mai tena ahuatanga o te kaupapa engari ko toku tino kaupapa ko te tiakitanga o nga whenua katoa nga rawa Maori me nga wahi tapu o te iwi whanui. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
That aspect of the matter should be left for the committee and the report to explain. My real thrust is really to protect all Maori land and resources as well as places sacred to the public at large. 
] 
Metiria Turei 
: I seek leave to table a letter dated 7 April 2009 from the Office of Minister Sharples saying that neither he nor his office had had any correspondence with the Prime Minister the Minister for Regulatory Reform or the Minister of Finance about the proposed review of the overseas investment rules particularly as they relate to the foreshore and seabed. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table that document. Is there any objection? There is none. 
Document by leave laid on the Table of the House. 
Metiria Turei 
: I seek leave to table a second letter from the honourable Minister Sharples’ office dated 12 May 2009 again stating that no reports or correspondence had been received by his office from the Prime Minister the Minister of Regulatory Reform or the Minister of Finance over any proposed review of the Overseas Investment Act and those provisions relating to the foreshore and seabed. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table that document. Is there any objection? There is no objection. 
Document by leave laid on the Table of the House.