Ngarewa-Packer DebbieDEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER (Co-Leader—Te Pāti Māori): Tēnā koe e te Pīka. Tēnā tātou e te Whare. I guess I've got to start by first commending the Government. You went out to change the course of history and indeed that is what you have started and achieved. You are going to go down in history as being one of the most destructive and backward-thinking Governments we've ever seen in Te Ao Māori.I get why you're comfortable picking a fight with Māori and I'll say it again: you have parties like ACT that got 1 percent of the Māori vote; you've got New Zealand First who got 4 percent of the Māori vote; and National who got 5 percent. Together collectively you got 10 percent of the Māori vote.Hon Member: A lot more than that—a lot more than that.DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER: And I hear you say We had an election" which indeed you did. But you did not get a strong mandate from Māori and as the party that got 30 percent—in fact seven times more than some of you—and who got six of the seven Māori electorate seats I can confidently say that you are not supported by Māori at all and especially in this legislation.We had before us the opportunity to make things better and unlike everyone in the House today I'm speaking from the fact that Te Pāti Māori did not support it with Labour. We did not support the Resource Management Act (RMA) changes with Labour because they weren't enough. When we look at what it is you're proposing I have never seen anything so backward in my life. And I have worked in the RMA space for years and years. You are a Government that prided itself with the National Iwi Chairs. You were part and parcel of working with the iwi in technical aspects of the regulations for the Environmental Protection Authority and for Ministry for the Environment. You were part and parcel of working with iwi on the best practice guidelines—you'll remember this David—between iwi and oil companies. You had a record that showed your true intent with the Māori communities.Te Mana o te Wai te Oranga o te Taiao—those were kaupapa you supported. And in good will those in Whanganui Te Awa Tupua; those in Taranaki Te Maunga Kāhui; those in all our electorates were really supportive of what it is that you were proposing to do. The truth is that what you are doing is you have done some of the most offensive exclusions and amendments that we've ever seen. So we question why you replaced—why you deliberately replaced—"Te Tiriti" with "the Treaty of Waitangi" knowing only 50 rangatira—only 50 rangatira—signed the Treaty. Five hundred rangatira signed Te Tiriti. Why would you convert to the English version knowing that—David MacLeod: Point of order. I'm hearing the word "you" throughout the speech here and I understand that's not actually appropriate. It should be via the Speaker.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you to the member for that point of order. It was something I was going to mention at the end of the speech. I wasn't going to interrupt the speaker but now that you've brought it up yes saying "you" is bringing the Speaker into the debate. So perhaps if the member could talk about "the Government members".DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER: My apologies for that offensiveness. I guess it's really hard—DEPUTY SPEAKER: I'm not offended by the way. I'm just trying to upkeep the rules.DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER: Thank you—appreciate it. We have questioned why it is that we have reverted to the English version which we all know. I guess it's probably like your "Te Papa" moment—that you accept that Māori ceded sovereignty. Māori did not cede sovereignty. We are watching this Government erode our rights and interests under urgency without so much as engaging with a single iwi and hapū. I look at some members of the Government who have been out in communities asking to support these communities in their wind farms and their ocean asking to support these communities and their iwi with their economic aspirations and I really look forward to the conversations that this Government is going to have going forward.We also questioned the Minister—on the same page 83—about why "hapū" has been removed. We understand that we've got iwi still included but for some reason hapū have been removed from the bill. This is an erosion of rights and interests of those who make up Aotearoa. Again I totally understand that this Government doesn't have a Māori mandate but the Government must—must—respect hapū and iwi rights and interests. You cannot wipe us out. You can remove hapū from the bill you can remove our reo from your agencies but we will not as tangata whenua go away.DEPUTY SPEAKER: The word "you"—just remember. I know it's hard.DEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER: I appreciate it. So hiding in urgency—this is a party that is all about bottom lines. As long as it's just above dead this Government is about right. Mauri ora is a top line kaupapa. Te Awa Tupua Te Maunga Kāhui all these kaupapa have been about—te Oranga o te Taiao. They are about mauri ora and about keeping up with the top line of what we require aspirationally and most importantly for our future generations. We have a Government that has absolutely provided certainty: it has provided certainty to mana whenua tangata whenua iwi hapū whānau across Aotearoa and you have set the tone for your next three years. We do not support the changes and the repeal that this Government has put to us. Kia ora rā."