Flavell Te Ururoa: Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement Bill — First Reading 
Flavell Te Ururoa: Central North Island Forests Land Collective Settlement Bill — First Reading 
[Volume:648;Page:16929] 
TE URUROA FLAVELL (Maori Party—Waiariki) 
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Tena koe Madam Assistant Speaker kia ora e hoa ma i te rangi nei. Ko taku korero he mea poto noa iho na runga i te ahuatanga o te taima ka mutu na te mea katahi ano ka tae mai. Me penei rawa te korero te whakamarama ake katahi ano au ka hoki mai i tetahi tangihanga i Te Wai Pounamu kaua e papouri mai i te tikanga ka riro ma koutou o Reipa whakakopani nga korero. Ka pai tera ka oti pai i a koutou. Ko te wahanga ki a au paku korero nei hei tautoko i te ahuatanga o nga korero i te rangi nei. 
E hoa ma i te tuatahi ka huri ki nga iwi i tau mai ai i te rangi nei ki te Whare Paremata. Kaore e kore kua mihia koutou kua tukuna nga poroporoaki ki te hunga kua ngaro atu ki te tirohanga kanohi ka mutu kua mihia koutou i roto i nga pakitara o te Whare nei ko taku noa ake ko te tautoko. He tautoko he tautoko. 
Kotenei kaupapa i timata mai ai nga tau kua hipa te wa i a au tonu i te kainga e rapu haere ana i tetahi huarahi mo toku ake iwi. Ka hoki nga mahara ki te hunga na ratou tenei kaupapa i whakaara ake i te tuatahi. Ko Manu Huia Bennett tera ko Rangihuia Briggs tera a ka mutu ko tenei o nga ariki a Tumu. Ka hoki nga mahara ki te timatanga mai o tenei kaupapa i tenei rangi ko tona puawaitanga ko tenei tonu nei. 
E Tumu kai taku ariki ka nui te mihi ki a koe. Kare he tangata i ko atu i a koe mo te whakakao mai o te iwi. E mohio tonu ana tatau ko tenei ara he ara tapokopoko he ara uaua ki te whakakao mai i nga iwi katoa ki raro i te korowai o te mea kotahi. Ko koe tera i whakatinana mai ai tera moemoea tera wawata ahakoa nga uauatanga koinei te mihi atu tena koe. 
Me penei rawa tetahi korero apiti atu ki nga korero kua rangona i te ahiahi nei i a au e hoki mai ana i te taunga waka rererangi. Ko tenei mahi te noho i te Whare Paremata ara ano etahi uauatanga. Tuatahi i etahi wa ka rongo i nga pire ara ano etahi painga etahi paku painga mo te iwi. Ko te patai mai kei runga i a matau o nga mema o te Pati Maori ae ranei me tautoko e kaore ranei. 
Ko tetahi atu o nga uauatanga ko te whakarongo ki nga hunga me ki e mau nei i etahi uauatanga kai roto i te ngakau. Koia tera i tenei wa tonu nei ae anei ano nga painga ehea ke nei me ki nga iwi o Te Upoko o te Ika. He tika tera. Ko taku nei ma wai te hunga e rongo nei i nga uauatanga e korero. Koina te patai nui. 
I etahi wa kua ahua hoha wetahi ki nga korero i roto o Te Torangapu Maori i te mea kai te whakatakoto i nga korero o te iwi Maori ki mua i te aroaro o tenei Paremata. Koinei tetahi o nga uauatanga. Ko ta matou o Te Torangapu Maori he whakatakoto me ki hei noho hei reo korero mo te hunga e rongo tonu nei i te mamae. No reira ahakoa nga uauatanga o te noho hoha pea i wetahi wa koinei te mahi nui. 
Hei whakakopani i taku korero. Tuatahi ko taku ko te tautoko i nga korero a Pita ki tenei Whare i tenei po. Ka rua ko te ki atu ko te wahanga ki a matou o Te Torangapu Maori he noho hei waha korero mo tera hunga kaore ano kia whai wahi i roto i nga nekeneke. He aha ai? Kia whai reo ratou i roto i nga korero. 
Ko taku mihi whakamutunga e penei ana ki te Minita nana tenei take i kokiri ara ki a Karana otira nga mea i mua i a ia ko Wirihana Petana ko Mita koutou katoa Parekura nga mea i kokiri tenei take me mihi ka tika. Kua oti nei i a koutou te mahi uaua. 
Kupu whakamutunga nei he mihi ki nga kaitakawaenga o te Karauna ki a Wira raua ko MatiuTe Pou. Na ratau te mahi uaua te noho takawaenga ki waenganui i nga iwi hei whakakao mai whakaemi mai i nga whakaaro kia tutuki pai tenei mahi. No reira koinei te mihi ki a tatau katoa i tenei rangi whakahirahira. Huri noa tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa.  
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
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Greetings to you Madam Assistant Speaker and to you fellow members today. My call is but a short one because of the time and further to that because I have just arrived. By way of explanation I should say that I have just returned from a bereavement in the South Island. Do not be disappointed because normally you of the Labour Party would have made the closing address. That is fine; you will finish it off properly. The part for me in this short call is to endorse the tenor of the speeches today. 
Fellow members firstly I turn to the people who came here today to Parliament. Without a doubt you acknowledged them; farewell tributes were made to those who have died and further to that you acknowledged them in this Chamber. The part for me is merely to endorse what you have done—really support it. 
This proposal began years ago when I was still at home looking for a way forward for my own people. Memories go back to the ones who first proposed it—to Manu Huia Bennett to Rangihuia Briggs and then to Tumu this one of the paramount chiefs. Memories today go back to the beginnings of this proposal and now it has reached maturity. 
Many greetings to you Tumu my paramount chief. There is no other person beyond you to bring the people together. We know too well that the path to bring all the people together under the one mantle is a boggy and difficult one. But you were able to embody those dreams and aspirations regardless of the difficulties and indeed I hail you greetings. 
Further to what I heard this afternoon as I listened in to the debate on my way back from the airport I want to add this. Being in Parliament has its difficulties. At times when one hears a bill for the first time there appear to be benefits or some benefits for iwi. The question for us members of the Maori Party is really one of yes we support it or no we do not. 
Another difficulty is listening to others with different persuasions. Yes that is how it is currently. The benefits for some say in Wellington are huge. That is a fact. My concern is: who will represent the viewpoint of those most affected? That is the real question.  
At times some tire at what the Maori Party has to say before this House about matters relating to Maoridom. This is a real difficulty. We of the Maori Party regard this as core business let us say to represent the interests of the most needy. Therefore and despite the difficulties and monotony at times this is core work for us. 
In conclusion I firstly endorse what Pita said to the House this evening. Secondly I stress that the role of the Maori Party is to remain an advocate for those not yet involved in the proceedings. Why? So that they have a voice in the discussions. 
My final acknowledgment goes to the Minister responsible for the negotiations Dr Cullen and his predecessors Margaret Wilson Mark Burton and Mita Ririnui; all of you as well as Parekura Horomia—the ones who negotiated this matter. It is right that you are acknowledged. You have completed the most difficult part of it.  
Finally to Wira and Matiu Te Pou who liaised for the Crown—theirs was a difficult task as well liaising with the people bringing them together and gathering their thoughts together so that the process is completed adequately. I acknowledge you all on this important day. So throughout the Chamber greetings to you greetings to you and greetings to you all. 
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