Prime Willow-JeanHon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME (Labour): Tēnā koe e te Māngai o te Whare. He tino hōhā—hōhā—te noho ki roto i te Whare i tēnei ahiahi ki te whakarongo ki te kōrero a tērā taha. Rātou e whakanene e whakahīhī ki a mātou anō nei he kūare mātou ki tēnei pire nō. Mōhio pai mātou he aha tā koutou e hiahia ai. Tō koutou hiahia kia hoki muri hoki muri noa atu ki te wā horekau he tūru Māori i runga i ngā kaunihera. Ko te take i tīni ai te ture kia whai tūru Māori ki runga i ngā kaunihera koirā te take nā te mea mai i tērā ture tawhito o te tau 2002 tae noa ki te tau 2019 kotahi anake te kaunihera i eke. Kotahi anake te kaunihera i whai tūru Māori. Nō reira i runga anō i tērā taumahatanga i tīni te ture. Neke atu i te tekau mā whā ngā kaunihera i hiahia ki te whakatū tūru Māori engari nā runga anō i tēnei kōti kahore i eke. Nō reira i tīni te ture kia taea e ngā kaunihera te whakatū i ngā tūru Māori. I te wā i tīni tērā ture ka piki ake te nama o ngā kaunihera ki te rima tekau. Rima tekau ngā kaunihera whai tūru Māori ināianei. Koirā te rerekētanga o te ture. E mōhio ana tērā taha o te Whare e mōhio ana rātou ki te kaikiri nei o tēnei kaupapa. Engari e kōrero ana rātou kahore kahore e kūare ana koutou. Kahore koutou e mōhio ana ki te pānui ki te mārama ki te ture. Kahore ngā kaitono e mārama ana mōhio ana matatau ana ki te pānui i tēnei ture." He kūare katoa rātou ngā kaitono? He kūare katoa ngā kaunihera i tono mai ki a koutou? Koirā tā koutou i kōrero ai i tēnei ahiahi. E mihi ana ahau ki taku whaea ki a Nanaia me tana kaha ki te mau mai i tēnei pire ki roto i te Whare Pāremata ki te whakamāmā ake i tērā tūāhuatanga o te hītori kātahi anō ahau ka kōrero i roto i tēnei Whare. Nā kua puta mai te pātai me te wero ki a koutou pēhea oti ngā tāngata whai whare maha? Ka taea e rātou te pōti i roto i ngā rohe maha. Kahore tērā i te "tangata kotahi pōti kotahi" engari e whakarerekē ana koutou i tērā? Nō kahore. Kahore. Ko tēnei anake. Nā kua tonoa mai tētahi reta ki a koutou mai i ngā kaunihera "waiho tēnei ture". Engari kahore koutou i te whakarongo ki a rātou. Nō e mōhio ana tō koutou kāwanatanga tō koutou mōhio me pēhea te whakahaere i ngā kaunihera ā-rohe. Kaua koutou e whakapono ana ki a rātou. [Thank you Speaker of the House. It is really annoying—annoying—to sit here in the House this afternoon to listen to the comments of that side. They who are teasing and behaving arrogantly to us as if we are ignorant of this bill no. We are well aware of what you want. What you want is to go backwards go all the way back to the time when there were no Māori seats on the councils. The reason that the legislation changed was so there would be Māori seats on councils that is the only reason because from the prior legislation of the 2002 up until the year 2019 only one council managed it. Only one council had Māori seats. And so because of that difficulty the legislation changed. More than fourteen councils wanted to establish Māori seats but because of this court they couldn't do it. And so the legislation changed so that councils would be able to establish Māori seats. At the time that that legislation changed the number of councils increased to 50. Fifty councils have Māori seats now. That is the difference of the law. That side of the House knows they know of the discrimination of this action. But they say "no no you are ignorant. You don't know how to read to understand the legislation. Applicants don't understand they aren't aware they don't know how to read this legislation." Are they all ignorant the applicants? Are all the councils that made applications to you ignorant? That is what you said this afternoon. I congratulate my aunty Nanaia and her strength in bringing this bill into the House of Parliament to ease that particular circumstance of history that I have just spoken of in this House. Now the question and the challenge has been put to you what about those people that own many homes? Are they able to vote in many electorates? That is not "one person one vote" but are you amending that? No not at all. Not at all. Only this. Now a letter has been sent to you from the councils "leave this legislation alone". But you won't listen to them. No your Government knows you know how to manage the regional councils. You don't believe them.] ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Greg O'Connor): Ms Prime my translation has you talking to "them" could you talk to "you"—sorry you are mentioning the word "you" quite often.Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME: "Koutou"—"them"? Āe. Aroha mai anō Mr Speaker?[Yes. I'm sorry. Again Mr Speaker?]ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Greg O'Connor): So my translation has you using "you" frequently so could you just address the Speaker please.Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME: Āe.Shanan Halbert: Koutou or rātou?Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME: Koutou or rātou? Rātou? Koutou?["You" or "they"? "They"? "You"?] ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Greg O'Connor): Carry on and just avoid the use of "you" please.Hon WILLOW-JEAN PRIME: OK. Oh well kua tata pau taku wā i runga anō i tērā engari e mōhio ana rātou i te mutunga iho o tēnei o ā rātou mahi. He kaupapa kaikiri tēnei. Kahore i koni atu i koni mai i tērā. Mōhio ana rātou e te Māngai o te Whare nō reira kahore ahau kei tēnei taha e tautoko ana i tā rātou mahi kaikiri nei. Tēnā koe.[My time has almost expired on that but they know the conclusion of this one of their activities. This is a racist action. There are no two ways about it. They know Speaker of the House so I will not on this side support their racist actions. Thank you.]"