Korako NukClauses 1 to 4NUK KORAKO (National): I want to take a short call on the Coroners (Access to Body of Dead Person) Amendment Bill and obviously this side of the Chamber agrees with the fact that this should be taken as one debate. I think the important thing is just to say with regard to this particular bill that kotahitaka is very prevalent right across the House for this bill so it does make perfect sense to update the coronial legislation and particularly section 26 of the Coroners Act to require explicitly that the coroner considers tikanga Māori and the expectations also of other ethnicities when determining who can touch view or remain with the tūpāpaku or the dead body. There was also the recommendation from the Māori Affairs Committee—well first of all a lot of the heavy lifting and work was done in the 51st Parliament by the Komiti Whiriwhiri Take Māori but also to reinforce what we're actually doing here at the moment—of the 52nd Parliament who also noted that the bill should be passed without amendment. I think that just a point of consideration is that from the 51st Parliament there was a full list of recommendations for this particular bill and when we look at those recommendations there was a consideration first around the code of best practice that balances cultural considerations with the public interest in finding the cause of death. The second consideration was to consider implementing a formal communication process between the first responders and coronial services with whānau that incorporates tikanga Māori and the expectations of other cultures. There was another part around considering amending section 26 of the Coroners Act 2006 to require the coroner to also consider tikanga Māori and the expectations of other cultures when determining whether someone should be allowed to remain with the tūpāpaku and it's actually that particular part of this bill which was the amending of that section 26. So the other parts were considering implementing a national standard for assessing and managing tūpāpaku that supports tikanga Māori and the expectations of other cultures in Aotearoa New Zealand. There was also a recommendation to consider increasing the resources allocated to coronial services and associated agencies in implementing minimum standards in the mortuaries. The next part was to facilitate the establishment of an appropriate place for whānau to initially receive tūpāpaku entering New Zealand international airports. Now this particular recommendation was only acknowledged actually. It wasn't accepted but it was actually acknowledged. The other one which was rejected—and I just want to have this recorded in the Hansard. There was a recommendation also that we consider a review of the practice regarding co-sleeping situations resulting in sudden unexpected death in infancy and the current decision-making process followed by the police when deciding whether to prosecute these cases. This one was actually rejected. So on that note I think we have all come together in that spirit of kotahitanga to ensure that this bill can actually continue its journey through from this process to the third reading. Can I acknowledge also Andrew Little the Minister in the chair as well for the excellent work that he has done in shepherding this particular legislation through. Nō reira huri noa i Te Whare nei tēnā koutou tēnā koutou e mihi atu ana ki a koutou katoa. Āpiti hono tātai hono rātou ki te hunga mate ki te hunga mate ki a rātou. Āpiti hono tātai hono tātou ki te hunga ora ki te hunga ora ki a tātou. Kia ora.[Therefore right around this House greetings greetings greetings to you all. Let the connections be made and the deceased remain with the deceased. Let the connections be made and we living remain with the living. Thank you.]