Kemp Takutai Tarsh; Brownlee GerryTAKUTAI TARSH KEMP (Te Pāti Māori—Tāmaki Makaurau): Tēnā koe e te Pīka.Nō wai te reo eKaranga i te takutai moana? Nō te Māngai o ngā arikiE hora nei i te ora.[Whose is the voiceThat calls from the seashore?It belongs to the Holy Mouthpiece of the lordsWho spread health.]Te Matua Tama Wairua Tapu me ngā Anahera Pono ko te Māngai hei tautoko mai āianei āke nei āe. E ngā mana e ngā reo e ngā iwi mōrehu maha tēnā koutou katoa. E kui mā e koro mā ngā orangatanga ake rātou mā kua whetūrangihia tēnei tā koutou tamaiti e mihi atu ki tō ao hurihuri tēnā koutou tēnā mai tātou katoa. Ko au te wai te wai ko au ko tāhekenga wai o runga ka rere ngā wai o raro ka pari ngā wai o waho ka pūheke ngā wai o roto ka maringi ngā wai o uta ka teretere ngā wai o tai ko au ko Takutai Moana. Tihei mauri wai tihei mauri ora. E kore au e ngaro he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea.[The Father Son Holy Spirit and the Faithful Angels the Holy Mouthpiece in support now and forever yes.To the authorities the representatives the many surviving peoples greetings to you all. To the matriarchs the patriarchs the lives of those who have passed on here is your child acknowledging your every changing world greetings to you greetings to all of us.I am the water the water is me the water from above cascades the water from below flows the water from outside rises the water within surges the water inland pours the water at sea rushes I am Takutai Moana. The breath of the water the breath of life.I will never be lost I am a seed sown from Rangiātea.]I come from an institution o te ahikāroa and this is my story of how I arrived here as the elected MP for Tāmaki Makaurau. I humbly but proudly stand here as your new MP for Tāmaki Makaurau. I may be new to this Whare but I am not new to the whānau ora kaupapa and the challenges we continue to face as Māori and particularly the challenges for my Tāmaki Makaurau whānau whānui. I feel fortunate to be afforded this opportunity by my people. I was brought up surrounded with aroha and connection. I discovered what love strength protection and support looked and felt like. Now more than ever it is pivotal that I bring the same all-encompassing concepts of whānau ora and passion to this Whare. In te ao Māori to know who you are and to know where you are from is to know where you are going. I wish to acknowledge my whakapapa and those that got me here today. They're all here in this Whare. I am the mātāmua of Clark Karaka Kauika-Stevens and Ngaire Anne Te Hirata Kauika-Stevens née Steedman. I was named Takutai Moana after my father's mother Takutai Moana Nora Wirihana Tawiki. Both my parents were hard-working community focused whānau-driven and very very loving parents. I want to acknowledge my parents today who are here. This is where my whānau ora seed was sown. Raised by my grandparents my nana Takutai Moana was my world. She had 18 siblings a descendant of Ngāti Pourua Ngā Rauru and Ngāti Maniapoto. She was given that name when she was baptised as a mōrehu of the Rātana faith. Nana married my papa Temanea Turereao Sonny Kauika-Stevens also of Ngāti Pourua and Ngā Rauru. Together these Ngāti Pourua born and bred veterans raised not one or two but 24 children; six of their own and the rest were my dad's first cousins. I was brought up with them and they are my village. Many are here today surrounding this Whare. Tēnei te mihi ki a koutou ōku mātua ōku wa'ine ōku kāti.[This is an acknowledgement of you my patriarchs my matriarchs my cousins.]My father enlisted in the Corps of the Royal New Zealand Engineers and was posted to Linton army camp in 1977. The following year the waka pakanga of our whānau arrived—my sister Leaara Jade Tārete Tangituohu tēnei te mihi nui ki a koe e taku tuahine.From Marton to Singapore as Dad served I then headed to Takirau marae in Waitōtara Valley South Taranaki to be raised by my grandparents at seven years old as it is common tikanga for the eldest mokopuna to be brought up by their grandparents in te ao Māori. Nana and Papa had returned home to Ngāti Pourua to rebuild Takirau marae and to build our whānau papa kāinga. This was the start of my marae upbringing as I lived there and attended Ngamatapouri School. Takirau is where I was immersed in tikanga Māori and brought up to manaaki people particularly under the leadership of my grandmother. She made many decisions for the mahi that needed to be done even from her bed. Takirau was a busy marae. We had many hui and wānanga including hosting international manuhiri. Papa taught taiaha and had rongoā wānanga with Auntie Olive Bullock; waiata wānanga with Uncle Dalvanius Prime Morvin Simon and Uncle Rongopai Broughton and many others. My papa and Uncle Dalvanius composed a waiata together called Pupurutia" which was recorded by Moana and the Moahunters. It's a waiata about retaining and passing on te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. Kia mau ki te reo Māori ākona ā koutou tamariki he reo he reo rangatira nā te Matua i runga i te rangi pupuritia. [Hold onto the Māori language teach your children it is a language a noble language from the Father in the heavens above hold onto it.]It is ironic that we still to this day are debating whether we use or speak te reo Māori in this very House. Toitū te kupu; toitū te reo Māori.[Long live the word; long live the Māori language.]Everything I know can be attributed to my upbringing at Takirau marae our whānau our ahi kā. At 10 years old I was in charge of two of the most crucial jobs on our marae the logistics of the pantry and our wharekai and in charge of all my cousins. Don't ask the ones sitting up there but they know it's true. I will always be grateful for my whānau who raised me a home on my whenua surrounded by my cousins; we're proud to be Māori. Even though my papa was a composer of waiata and karakia my grandparents never spoke or taught Māori to us. This was because Nana was beaten by her teachers at Orangimea School in the Waitōtara Valley for speaking Māori. Like so many of their generation the trauma and suffering experienced at the hands of our then Government—they never spoke te reo to us their mokopuna even on our marae. I want to mihi to my mother's grandparents Rongokino and Paora Hekenui Koko Mum and Koko Dad known to many of us who are influential in the revitalisation of te reo Māori through Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Today from the removal of bilingual signage on our national roads to rearranging the names of Government agencies the immediate actions of this coalition signals a strong reluctance to treasure our national language and taonga tuku iho. The potential impact this Government can have on a whole generation saddens me but also provides the drive and determination to show up for our mokopuna and hold steadfast in the face of adversity. I look forward to being an unapologetic voice in this Whare as we face this adversity. This is our new reality and we will not be silent bystanders. E tū rangatira mai i tētehi whakatupuranga i tētehi. [Stand tall from one generation to the next.]I returned to my parents when I was 11 years old and went to Monrad Intermediate School at Palmerston North and strengthened my hononga to the Rātana Church. My whānau are mōrehu; my papa Sonny Kauika-Stevens my great-grandfather Paora Hekenui were āpotoro. I spent many years at Rātana Pā and I mihi to the Tirikatene whānau. My papa's mother Huatahi Peina Hawira and my great-grandfather's sister Mariana Hekenui were part of the rōpū that travelled with Tahu Potiki Wiremu Rātana on his world tour in 1924. These two kuia remind me of my own whānau connections to a significant piece of history concerning the Tiriti grievances. The party of 38 left Rātana Pā on 9 April 1924 returning on 24 December after touring Britain the US Canada and Asia. Rātana carried a petition on the Treaty of Waitangi and land confiscations to present to King George V and the League of Nations. Rātana was searching for mutual remedies for the troubles that the Government put on Māori. Again it is ironic that today in this Whare 100 years later we are fighting for the same Treaty grievances—toitū Te Tiriti.Like my father's whānau my mother's Steedman and Hekenui whānau from Taihape are also Te Ahikāroa and continue to uphold their roles in this institution of governance and beneficiary roles with determined passion. This is reflected through our whānau contributions and participation in the hearings of our iwi claims against the Crown for breaches of Te Tiriti. My mother and two sisters attended all of these hearings with my cousins and I led the rangatahi voice to support my mother's submission regarding the loss of te reo Māori. To quote my sister's words "Whakahokia mai tōku whenua tōku whakapapa kia whakapiki ai tōku whānau me tōku wairua."—return our lands and our identity to uplift our whānau and spirit."Te iwi roa o te motu" is a statement used in our current settlement negotiations for Mōkai Pātea and it refers to our iwi and our resources being the backbone of this country to this day—resources that continue to be used by the New Zealand Defence Force's Waiōuru military training area the Tongariro power scheme construction and use of the Moawhango Dam and awa State Highway 1 and the main trunk railway that runs through our rohe. Incredibly 74 percent or 58000 hectares of our Māori-owned land are landlocked with no legal access although the Government is the neighbour for much of this land. The expectation is that our settlement returns our land and our identity—whakahokia mai tōku whenua me ōku whakapapa—it empowers our whānau and uplifts our spirits—kia whakapiki ai tōku whānau me tōku wairua.I mihi to my whanaunga Tama Potaka—our whānau are watching us.At 14 we moved from the whenua to Tāmaki-makau-rau. I soon left school to study at Auckland University Te Wānanga o Raukawa with a focus on anthropology health education and mātauranga Māori. I worked as a community health worker supporting teenage hapū māmā working for Putea o Pua midwifery support services in Ōtāhuhu alongside the infamous leader and rangatira Syd Jackson. I was fortunate; he mentored me for many years. He always said to me "Tarsh look after your people; they in turn will do anything for you."—manaakitanga 101 is important.In 1995 I had my son Temanea Ereru Kauika-Quinlan and two years later my daughter Tania-Jade Waimarie Kauika-Fairbrother. They have brought a new understanding to love strength sacrifice and determination. Temanea lives in Brisbane now with his wife Talay and my beautiful mokopuna Ludy-Anne and I'm so lucky that they are here today—hi my darling. I can feel their love. Even though they don't live in Tāmaki-makau-rau I feel their love every day with me and I'm proud to be their māmā and my Ludy's nanny.I then became the CEO of Te Kaha O Te Rangatahi for 13 years delivering sexual health education in schools alternative education intermediate kura and wharekura. Here I learnt the true value and love for working with rangatahi and the takatāpui community. I encouraged rangatahi to stand proud that they had a voice that they mattered and that they were valued. We developed one of the most successful suicide prevention programmes called talk2me. The vision is: you matter your life matters reach out talk to me. That was our purpose and I'm very very proud of the mahi that we did as Te Kaha O Te Rangatahi and a big mihi to the whānau that are here today.As my children grew up in Tāmaki-makau-rau they developed a love and passion for hip-hop dance. They spent 15 years with some of the most influential dance crews that were produced across Aotearoa through Dziah Dance Academy. We always said hip-hop saved our lives as a whānau and Dziah was that life and a lifestyle for us. I went from the "dance mom" to become the Hip Hop International New Zealand Director travelling the world through the World Hip Hop Dance Championship for 20 years. Last year I retired but this year they gave it back to me but in a new competition that's been grown and owned by Aotearoa. Why? Ko ngā rangatahi te take [the youth are the reason]. In 2021 I was humbled to be acknowledged for my years of dedication to my hip-hop community when I was awarded an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.Amohia ake te ora o te iwi ka puta ki te whai ao—the health and wellbeing of our people is paramount. Until today I was the active CEO of Manurewa Marae in South Auckland where manaakitanga is at the forefront of how we uplift our community. We were the first marae set up to support whānau with vaccinations in Aotearoa. We were committed to putting our whānaus' oranga first to stand up and support them when the system was failing. We were one marae that delivered 65000 vaccinations for all whānau across Tāmaki-makau-rau. I want to acknowledge my Manurewa Marae whānau for championing the needs of our whānau. It takes courage bravery to stand up for what your community needs and to navigate tikanga through uncertain times. To all our kaimahi who are here and those that couldn't travel who have continued to hold the front line for our people I mihi to you and your continuous unconditional aroha for our community. I will never forget the mahi that our marae did and what we stood for. Ka nui te aroha ki a koutou.And now because of you all I am here. Thank you Tāmaki Makaurau for believing in me. You are why I'm standing here today. You voted for change and I will deliver that change for you all day every day. Tāmaki-makau-rau is a vibrant city with 250000 Māori. It is the Māori capital of the world. I have lived in Tāmaki-makau-rau for 35 years raising my children with all our communities. In fact I've raised many children across Tāmaki-makau-rau through my mahi of hip-hop. A lot of them call me Auntie; a lot of them call me Mum and I'm proud of all of their efforts and achievements.I'm a ringa raupā grassroots marae girl born and bred. Caring for whānau runs through my blood just like my tūpuna who 100 years ago fought for the right for a Tiriti-centric Aotearoa. Our future in Tāmaki-makau-rau and across the motu is on the right path with our "to Māori for Māori by Māori" approach. I would like to recognise the "Proud to be Māori" movement of Te Pāti Māori that has supported six unapologetic Māori voices into this Whare. We will not let you down and I can promise you we will never be quiet.But in conclusion I stand before you honoured and ready to represent and fight for Tāmaki Makaurau not only from this tūru but most importantly shoulder to shoulder alongside you all. Our people have been left out of the conversation for too long and we have been waiting for this moment for our voices to be heard and our passion to be felt pushing for what is right for us as we know that what works for Māori will work for all of Aotearoa. I'm an advocate for whānau and the catalyst for change our urban Māori in Tāmaki-makau-rau. I am your voice I am your representative I am here for you. I will strengthen whānau ora in our communities. Never forget: we are magic people. We live in an Aotearoa hou. We will walk and talk and we are proud to be Māori. Toitū te reo Māori toitū te whenua toitū Te Tiriti. Believe in you believe in me believe in Māori. Kia ora.[Applause]SPEAKER: The House stands suspended.Waiata—"Tērā te uira"Haka—"Kiringutu"Sitting suspended from 6.16 p.m. to 7 p.m."