Horomia Parekura: Mixed Ownership Model Bill — In Committee Speaker Recalled In Committee 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Horomia Parekura: Mixed Ownership Model Bill — In Committee Speaker Recalled In Committee 
[Sitting date: 19 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3096. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour—Ikaroa-Rawhiti) 
: 
 Mr Chair—[ 
Interruption 
] Thank you thank you. I listened to Dave Currie—I have just come back from the Olympic function—and it is very interesting what he said. He said we go on to the world stage and we utilise our cultural partnership. This legislation the Mixed Ownership Model Bill that is moved in this House tonight is one of the worst pieces of legislation in this country’s history as far as I am concerned as a Maori. It is not just about selling off the State’s assets but it is the cunning little games that are built into it like removing the Treaty rights. That is the constitutional document that agrees that there is a partnership in this country and just in case Gerry Brownlee is short of history I will tell him. In 1832 a Maori carried the Olympic flag. 
Hon Gerry Brownlee 
: 1832? 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: In 1832. In 1840 the other people came to this nation and they ripped the land off. They took the land. There were actually wars over it. [ 
Interruption 
] No no no—this is the truth. There were actually wars over it. People fought and there were dastardly things done. Most Kiwis are of a natural conscience. 
Hon Member 
: Fair people. 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: Fair people who have tried to reconcile and go forward together. This legislation undermines the whole ethos of that. 
We listened to the Minister of Finance this morning talking. He said 15 times—15 times—“Will you borrow $7 billion to buy them back?”. If that is all this is about—“We will sell the State assets na-na-na-na to see whether you will pay to buy them back when you get in.”—go suck on it. This is outrageous. And as for the Maori Party members in relation to my ex - Minister of Maori Affairs colleague the chair of the Maori Affairs Committee letting this rubbish go into this document in Part 1 what are they thinking? What are they thinking? This is a disgrace. The Maori people respect the Treaty. You have removed it—you have removed it. It is really uncannily very quiet. How the hell can you have a partnership document that is sanctioned in this land that is recognised and etched into this country’s history apply to only 51 percent of the actions? How can you do that? 
Hon Gerry Brownlee 
: What about the Foreshore and Seabed Bill? 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: Pardon? 
Hon Gerry Brownlee 
: What about the Foreshore and Seabed Bill? 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: Well that is right. But it is still there Gerry. The foreshore and seabed is still there Gerry and that was about protection. That was about protection Gerry. That was about protection. Mr Brownlee it is still there. These assets are going to go. They are going to go with foreigners. 
Hon Gerry Brownlee 
: No they’re not. 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: Yes they are. This about the rich pricks. This is about— 
The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy) 
: Order! 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: —everybody else. 
The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy) 
: Order! 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: Yes it is. Yes it is Mr Chair. This is a disgrace.