Davis Kelvin: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Davis Kelvin: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 28 July 2009. Volume:656;Page:5158. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
12.  
KELVIN DAVIS (Labour) 
 to the  
Associate Minister of Education 
: Ka tu a ia i runga i tana kauhau ki te Hui o nga Kareti Hapori i te Hotera o Grace i te ra o Wenerei rua tekau o te marama o Mei me tana i whakanui ra i nga painga o te Matauranga Hapori me te Hunga Pakeke mo nga tangata Maori; mehemea kaore he aha ai? 
[ 
Does he stand by his speech to the Community Colleges Conference on Wednesday 20 May 2009 where he praises the benefits of adult and community education for Maori; if not why not? 
] 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES (Associate Minister of Education) 
: 
 Ae ka tu pakari ai. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
Yes it will endure. 
] 
Kelvin Davis 
: Does the Minister see the irony in the fact that just a week after he had sung the praises and benefits of adult and community education for Maori to that group in Australia he voted for a Budget that slashed those same programmes that benefit Maori? 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: Kare au e tautoko ana i te aukati i nga putea mo nga akoranga pakeke engari kai roto i to matou kawenata tetahi kaupapa e whakaae ana kia kore whakaae. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
I do not support cuts in funding for adult education but there is scope in our party manifesto to agree to disagree. 
] 
Kelvin Davis 
: Has the Minister checked with the Minister of Education which of the courses he praised for their benefits for Maori are hobby courses and was he offended by that description as most Maori would be? 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: Kei te kaha au ki te tautoko i nga akoranga pakeke mo nga Maori a kei raro i taku mana nga wananga. Kei te pai ratau na te mea ko taku he arahi i a ratau. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
I am a strong supporter of adult education for the Maori people and universities come under my portfolio. They are well because my role is to lead them. 
] 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: Kua ngaro katoa ki a ngai Maori nga huarahi e taea ai e ia te whai atu i roto i te wahanga matauranga a-pakeke a-hapori ranei? 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
Have the Maori people lost all opportunities possible for them to pursue adult and community education? 
] 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: Kao i te mea ara ano nga huarahi ki a Maori ma ki te tono kia noho hai puna matauranga penei i etahi atu ropu. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
No because there are many opportunities for Maoridom to seek to become adult education providers like any other group. 
] 
Kelvin Davis 
: How can the Minister hand out praise about the benefits of adult learning with one hand then cut funding to the Skill Enhancement fund which funded Rangitahi Maia with the other hand? 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: Kua oti ke taku whakautu ki tena patai engari nga mea kua aukatingia 
i te putea tono mai ki a au maku e tono atu ki te Minita matua me te Minita Putea ki te kimi awhina mo ratau. Kare ano kia mutu ki tenei take. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
I have already answered that question but those denied funding should send their request for assistance to me and I will send it on to the Minister of Education and the Minister of Finance. This matter is not over yet. 
] 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: Ki te Minita ka pa ano nga whakahounga nei mo te matauranga mo te hapori me te pakeke ki te ki nga whare wananga? 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
To the Minister do these changes in adult and community education apply to universities? 
] 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES 
: Kahore. Naku i tono ki te Minita matua kia waiho nga wananga ki waho o te kati. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
No. I sought assurances from the Minister of Education that universities should be exempt. 
]