Jackson WillieHon WILLIE JACKSON (Labour): Oh well what a disappointing and shameful speech from that member. This is another day another attack on the Treaty by this Government who continue to use Māori as a political punching bag. I'm disappointed with that member. I thought he would do a bit better than that given that he's the great brown hope but clearly not the case.Can I just start off—I wanted to acknowledge the passing of Keith Locke if I could just for a second because he was a really terrific advocate for kaupapa right across society and kaupapa Māori too. I worked with Keith in the freezing works in the mid-1980s and we came to Parliament together in 1999—about the same time Simeon Brown was born. So I just want to acknowledge him and his whānau and all of his advocacy particularly for kaupapa Māori. And I was just saying to my whanaunga Marama over here: well done in terms of going to his tangi.Nō reira e te hoa e kore mātou e wareware tō kaha ki te kōkiri i ngā kaupapa Māori. Nō reira e Keith moe mai moe mai moe mai rā.[And so my friend we will never forget your strength in progressing Māori initiatives. And so Keith rest in peace.]We are concerned about this bill. I have been listening to some of the kōrero and it's a sad sad day when Treaty provisions are removed from this type of legislation. I'm particularly disappointed with those Māori members over there because I don't understand what Treaty principles they're scared of. I was having a glance through—I've seen them a million times as I'm sure these members have over there—and I was looking at the general principles and some of the principles are: The main purpose of the Treaty was to ensure that both parties … would live together peacefully and develop New Zealand together in partnership." Oh Jesus how frightening! Isn't that frightening! Wouldn't you just want to remove that from the legislation after hearing that Madam Speaker? I mean: "The main purpose was to ensure both parties … would live together peacefully and develop New Zealand together in partnership.". Now "The Treaty does this by assuring Māori that their interests will be protected and confirming citizen equality." Again for those members because I'm just not sure if they've looked at what they've kicked out of this legislation—"The Treaty signifies a partnership between Māori and the Crown and requires the partners to act reasonably and with the utmost good faith. Partnership requires that each party have a voice in how the relationship is managed. This requires good faith and consultation with Māori groups on decisions affecting them all." Oh Jesus that's so frightening too isn't it? Isn't that frightening National? Oh well we'd better get that out of there. We better get that out of the legislation. Also "The Crown has a duty to actively protect Māori in the use of their lands fisheries forests and other treasured possessions both tangible and intangible such as language culture and sacred places." And "The Crown has a duty to remedy past breaches of the Treaty."I do not understand the fear of the Justice Committee. I do not understand why they found that this was so necessary to kick out of legislation. I'm sure Mr Meager might want to explain this to me later on. Is it because they're upsetting their mates on the other side? I just cannot work out in my mind why the chair why the Minister Tama Potaka could agree with this because I was looking at Minister Potaka and I was thinking: is there one—one—Māori advocate one Māori friend of his who would support this legislation? I don't think there would be one.I was thinking about Kim Workman—what a magnificent advocate he has been for our people a magnificent advocate. Tracey McIntosh—you couldn't get better with these sorts of people all talking about how important the Treaty is. They all know Minister Potaka so well. My uncle Moana Jackson one of his heroes—I wonder what Uncle Moana would think now. One of his best friends Che Wilson. They're buddies you know. I wonder if Che Wilson would support this. Jamie Tuuta—I mean he's sort of the leader of everything. The Minister would have appointed him to everything. I wonder what Jamie Tuuta would think about this. Julian Wilcox—I don't think the Minister will have a friend soon because he wouldn't have one friend one Māori advocate who would support this rotten legislation.It is rotten legislation even though they have said that they will keep supporting tikanga Māori and what not. But the Prime Minister said earlier this year in front of Māori leadership that he will honour the Treaty. That's what he said. Yet this Government is removing the Treaty provisions and legislation left right and centre. They say one thing and they do another. They have said they will not support the Treaty principles bill past a second reading but then they do this type of nonsense. How can Māori have any faith in a Government that double talks—double talks. The Minister of Māori Affairs over there—yes yes we all like him. You know can't help liking him. However he is part of the strategy. Stand up Tama. Stand up against your mates in National. That's what your Māori mates are saying. They're sick of this removal of legislation. Now there's an attack on the Waitangi Tribunal. So the Treaty is not being honoured and we're stripping Treaty obligations out of Corrections. This isn't social policy. It's petty point scoring for worse outcomes. It's in coordination with what's happening with section 7AA out of Oranga Tamariki. I have to say that I just don't understand where this National Party is coming from given the history a proud history and work from people like Bill English who I caught up with over the weekend and Anne Tolley. These are people who have—well you need to have a talk to him because you and the kid have no idea of National Party history. You know you had a National Party who worked in tandem with Māori Mr Meager. You worked in tandem with the Māori Party inserted section 7AA but now you're removing it from legislation.The Government assures the iwi social services community that they want to keep their services but just don't want to be obligated to them. So how long will the assurance last? That's the key. This legislation is offensive to Māori. Mr Meager doesn't understand that. This is what people are saying. You are removing the Treaty obligations for the incarceration of indigenous people when Māori are so grotesquely overrepresented in our prisons. And you have the audacity Mr Meager to call that justice—you the chair of the Justice Committee.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Maureen Pugh): The Speaker is not the chair of the Justice Committee.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: My apologies Madam Speaker—my apologies. We all seem to go down that track every now and then in terms of—.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Maureen Pugh): I'll get you back on track.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: My apologies Madam Speaker. But the point today is these Treaty obligations need to be enshrined in legislation. James Meager: Why?Hon WILLIE JACKSON: You see whilst I've heard—well well just listen listen. We're trying to explain it to you that it's all right to say "Well yes we can still do the Māori thing we can do the mana wāhine thing we can do all that." but if there's no commitment if it's not entrenched then anybody can come along and just change things. That's why Kelvin Davis did such a wonderful job in entrenching this in legislation. That's why he was an exceptional corrections Minister. No he didn't get everything right. No one gets everything right. But we had a move in terms of rehabilitation and getting tikanga Māori entrenched into the system. So I'm proud of the work that Kelvin Davis did. I'm proud of the work that the previous Labour Government has done in terms of making New Zealanders aware of their Treaty obligations. This is not about forcing the Treaty down people's throats; this is about us working in partnership working in tandem. The other side sadly led by fools like Mr Meager over there and—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Maureen Pugh): Excuse me.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Was that going a bit far?ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Maureen Pugh): That is unparliamentary.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Unparliamentary; I apologise for that. I know that he can take it well. But the reality is this is about bringing society along and seriously we need Mr Meager we need Mr Potaka over there we need Mr MacLeod over there too. Also we need these Māori to be aware of what their people are saying which is: entrench the Treaty support tikanga Māori support kaupapa Māori and show some courage instead of being gutless Māoris. Kia ora."