SpeechTERISA NGOBI (Labour—Ōtaki): Thank you Madam Speaker. Yeah I'm also really excited to be able to talk about sport in the House just like Jamie Strange talked about—really excited to see this piece of legislation that will support what Meka Whaitiri was talking about in terms of our grassroots sports. But I can't believe I almost entirely agree with David Bennett and his speech—probably a first eh especially when I think that—[Interruption] Absolutely absolutely. Sports—absolutely sports is—[Interruption] Well absolutely sports is as we know something that does bring people together. It is about looking after—Jamie Strange: David come across!TERISA NGOBI: Yeah come over this side because I heard you talking about wellbeing and social inclusion and I was like Are you all right today David Bennett?" No great to hear it—great to hear it. But that speaks to the point right? Sports bring people together regardless of your code or regardless of your colour.Hon David Bennett: You're going to get me embarrassed now.TERISA NGOBI: It brings people together. Oh I don't mean to embarrass you; I just think it's good to bring out that social part of you David Bennett.So really good to be able to speak on this bill. That is what it's about as well: it is about making sure that—like many others have talked about I also played sports; loved it. I remember I played union I played volleyball netball all the really cool things and one of the things that we did do was we were able to travel for reps and whatever it was. As a rural regional community we were able to meet with other regional communities and after the game you know whakawhanaungatanga—come together. It is that social inclusion like Meka Whaitiri talked about. It was the nannies that were there with the cups of tea and the waters and whatever else we were able to have.I played rugby as an older person so I am a Wanderers old-timer—shout-out to all my Wandies people—and we might not have had the cups of tea but we were still able to have you know after your game that family time where you are able to bring your children along and there's that encouragement of getting our youth and our young people to look at sports. My children I have three of them and they all play league basketball union and they swim. It is good because every single day they're spending time socially with their friends. It is that grassroots where they're aspiring especially my big boys to become hopefully an elite or a professional sportsperson.That is why this bill is important. It supports people in that space as well makes sure that there is somewhere that people can go to if they do have any complaints whether it is the elite or professional sports player or whether it is that grassroots rugby team that needs both guidance and standards. So that's why it is important to have a piece of legislation like this.I think just going back to my children they play many sports. Right throughout the week they're training; their weekend they're actually playing the sports. Going back to talking about my big boy his dream one day is to—he's already planned it out that he's going to hopefully make the under-15 Warriors and he's already asked all my family—Hon David Bennett: Oh South Sydney Rabbitohs!TERISA NGOBI: Oh I don't know; I like Moana Pasifika so I don't know how I can get him to switch but that's his dream and he's already asked all my family in Auckland "Who am I going to stay with when I make the under-15s?" He's got that dream. He looks at those professional and elite athletes and he's like "This is my dream." But he also sees some of the athletes that might not be fully supported and what does that look like for him? So again a bill like this where we are looking at making sure that we're establishing a commission that is independent that can hear the concerns from not just like I said before the elite and the professionals but from our grassroots people as well. It'll show people like my son that a sports career can be a safe space that there are those standards in place to be able to support him—hopefully that he gets those dreams for himself and others. But that's what this is about.So we had that consultation. We went out and we spoke to a wide range of organisations and people in this space; they all wanted and the key—and I think Minister Grant Robertson talked about how the key was having an independent commission for this. So we talked to all those people in 2018. The recommendation came back last year that this would be a great idea to establish this commission make sure that it's independent make sure it's accessible for not just the elite and the professionals but for our grassroots have those standards in place for everyone to make sure that they feel supported and safe in their sports.But again great piece of legislation and just like everyone else in the last few speeches I encourage people to uptake sport. It's a great thing for New Zealand. And also my wishes also go to our women footies as well—go the girls!Tama Potaka: Kia ora tātou. Kia ora e te kaiārahi te Kaikōrero o te Whare—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Tama Potaka needs to seek the call.Tama Potaka: Madam Speaker.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Tama Potaka."