Davidson MaramaMARAMA DAVIDSON (Green): Tēnā koe Mr Speaker huri noa ki Te Whare nei tēnā koutou katoa. Ngā mihi mahana ki a koutou mō Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori hoki. Kia ora! Ko te tino kaupapa o tōku kōrero ko te kaupapa kāinga kore. Ko te tino hiahia o Te Pāti Kākāriki he whare mahana he whare maroke he whare ngita mō ia whānau mō ia tangata o Aotearoa ā nō reira. Ēngari i tēnei wā nui haere te hunga kāinga kore i Aotearoa ā kai te mamae tōku ngākau ki te kite i tēnā. Mamae hoki te kite atu i te hunga Māori e noho kāinga kore ana. Ā ko tērā taku tino kaupapa mō te kōrero nei.Kua ngaringari ake ngā tangata kei te noho kāinga kore ngaringari haere anō ngā whānau e noho kāinga kore ana auē te mamae i te mea i ētahi o ngā mea i noho kāinga kore te nui o te rēti te nui o te rēti mō ngā whare ā ka whiua tēnā whānau ki te tiriti. Anō hoki nui rawa te utu mō te hiko mō te hiko i tēnei wā makariri. Nō reira ko te tino āwangawanga mō ia whānau ā ka hoko hiko ka noho makariri. Ka hoko kai ka noho makariri ko ēnā ngā āwangawanga mō te whānau ki te hoko hiko ki te hoko kai rānei. Kāre tērā i te tirohanga mō Aotearoa mō ia whānau.Kei te mōhio tātou i te raru. Kei te mōhio ngā tangata o te whenua he raru. He nui o te rōpū te hunga kāinga kore kei te mōhio. Mārama te kitea. Mārama te kite i ngā papa tākaro. Mārama te kite i ngā whānau e noho ana i ngā wahi tūnga waka. Mārama te kite huri noa i te motu. Kāre ko Tāmaki-makau-rau anakē. Kei te mōhio tātou! Ā nō tēnā mea i pīrangi Te Pāti Kākāriki me Te Pāti Reipa ki te hanga uiuinga ki te ruku i tērā i te nui o tēnei raru te āwangawanga kei mua i a tātou. Ēngari kāre tēnei Kāwanatanga e pīrangi ana i tērā uiuinga: Ā well waiho tērā kai te pai kai te pai." Ka haere tonu Te Pāti Kākāriki me Te Pāti Reipa ki tēnā uiuinga mō te ao katoa o Aotearoa. Ko tēnei taku tino kaupapa taku tino ngako o waku whakaaro.Ka tuku mihi aroha ka whakanui i ngā tangata e kaha ana ki te kohete ki tēnei Kāwanatanga. Nā ō rātou kohete nā ō rātou karanga ki tēnei Kāwanatanga ā ka noho weriweri tēnei Kāwanatanga. Ka noho weriweri tēnei Kāwanatanga i te kōhete i te karanga o ngā tangata o Aotearoa e kite ana i te nui o te raruraru ā nō reira ko tēnā te tino mihi o tōku kōrero i te rā nei. Nui te kaha ō rātou te tangata o Aotearoa. Nui te mana o te karanga o ngā tangata o Aotearoa ā nō reira ka noho whakamā tēnei Kāwanatanga i te nui o tēnei raru me te nui haere o te hunga noho kāinga kore. Ā nō reira mārama te kite i te mana ō rātou te mana o tātou o Aotearoa ki te whiu atu i tēnei Kāwanatanga ki te hanga tirohanga pai ake mō ia whānau o Aotearoa. Nō reira tēnei taku mihi aroha taku mihi mahana ki a rātou o Aotearoa i karanga atu mō tēnei raru. Kia ora![Greetings to you Mr Speaker and to you all throughout the House. My warm acknowledgments to you as well in regard to Māori Language Week—congratulations! The real essence of my address is about homelessness. What the Green Party really desires is that there be warm dry and secure homes for each family and person of New Zealand and nothing less. But right now the number without homes in New Zealand is increasing and it hurts my heart to see that. It is also painful to see Māori without homes. That is the real nub of this address.Numbers of people and families without homes are increasing and alas how hurtful that is because some of the reasons for becoming homeless have been caused by high rental rates. One consequence is the family becomes homeless and is evicted on to the street. Furthermore the cost of electricity is expensive—especially during this very cold period. Therefore a real concern for each family is purchasing electricity but remaining cold. Purchasing food or still being cold—those are the concerns for the family in regard to buying power or food. That is not a good look for New Zealand and each family.We know what the real problem is. The people of the country know there is a problem. Many organisations and homeless groups know about it. It is plain to see the homeless at playgrounds and in places where cars are parked throughout the country and not just in Auckland alone. We are aware of that. And as a consequence the Green Party and the Labour Party want an inquiry conducted to gauge the depth of this problem and the concerns confronting us. But this Government does not want that inquiry: "Oh well leave that there. It is alright it is fine." The Green Party and the Labour Party will go on with that inquiry on behalf of the whole of New Zealand. So this is what is really important to me and is the very essence of my thoughts.I accord a loving tribute to those people who have strongly rebuked this Government and praise them for doing that. Because of their admonishments and calls upon this Government it has become unhappy. This Government remains disagreeable to the rebukes and calls by the people of New Zealand who see the size of the problem. And so that is where the real tribute of my address goes to today. The effort by the people of New Zealand has been enormous. The power of their call has been massive. And so this Government has become embarrassed by the size of this problem in terms of where it has gone for those without homes. Therefore the power of those people and our integrity of New Zealanders can clearly be seen driving this Government to create a better outcome for every family in New Zealand. So my affectionate and warming tribute to those New Zealanders who made a call about this problem and my appreciation to you all. Kia ora!]"