Harawira Hone: Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill — In Committee 
Harawira Hone: Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill — In Committee 
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HONE HARAWIRA (Leader—Mana) 
: 
 Tena koe Mr Chair. I thank my colleague from Mana Kris Faafoi for speaking just prior to myself. Kia kaha bro. I was not going to come to the Chamber to speak to the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill but I heard the korero from the Maori Party while I was up in my office and I just had to come down. The reason why is that when I heard the Maori Party talking about Maori politicians getting in behind this Treaty claim I shook my head. 
I shook my head because I have been talking to Maori students. I met with them at their annual wananga just last week and they told me that the only reason they had to put in a Treaty claim was that they came to the Minister of Maori Affairs who is also an Associate Minister with responsibility for Maori education to get assistance with this issue the review of the provisions. They came to ask for his support for this kaupapa to ensure that Maori rights would be recognised under the terms of the provisions of the clause that we are considering now—the review of the provisions. 
Louise Upston 
: I raise a point of order Mr Chairperson. My point of order relates to relevance to this amendment to the clause. 
The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson) 
: Thank you Ms Upston. I have urged the member to refer to the review. 
HONE HARAWIRA 
: I did actually refer to the review of the provisions that apply at a 5-yearly term. I heard the Maori Party talk about the fact that this needs to go before the Waitangi Tribunal and whether Maori politicians should be lining up against this bill and in support of the claim to the tribunal because that claim is also about the review of the provisions and when that review should take place. In the students’ view the review should be taking place immediately. Also the students said to me that the reason why the claim has gone in is that there was no support from the Minister and no support from the Maori Party. When I look at this report from the Education and Science Committee I see a minority report from Labour and I see a minority report from the Greens. I have heard a lot of talk from the Maori Party but it never bothered to put it in the committee’s report at all. Clearly there is no sense that the Maori Party opposes this bill. It certainly is not in this committee report. 
When we asked the students themselves about this review of the provisions they were particularly concerned that they would have to wait for 5 years instead of those provisions being reviewed immediately. Hence the reason why this claim has gone in. They see no support from the Maori Party or from the Minister for students to take action. They see no stand taken by the Minister or the Maori Party in defence of Maori rights and the review of these provisions. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: I raise a point of order Mr Chairperson. I find it interesting that Mr Harawira is making accusations with regard to the Maori Party on this particular clause when he was not here at the beginning of the vote. 
The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson) 
: No that is a debatable issue. Not only that but the member has been here long enough to know that he cannot refer to the absence of a member. Every member at one stage or another has to be absent from the House because they have other duties. It is against Speakers’ rulings to refer to the absence of a member. I call Hone Harawira and ask him please to refer to the review. 
HONE HARAWIRA 
: In the review of the provisions of this particular bill there has been no support from the Maori Party or from the Minister— 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: Rubbish. 
HONE HARAWIRA 
: There has been no call for a special Treaty case for Maori students at all. I think the member on that side of the Chamber knows that. There is nothing mana-enhancing in this particular clause. There is nothing in this committee report. In fact in terms of the review of these provisions there is nothing in this bill but a roll-over by the Maori Party and their Minister to allow ACT and National to crush Maori development and Maori— 
Chris Tremain 
: I raise a point of order Mr Chairperson. I bring your attention to Standing Order 107 covering relevancy. You have brought Mr Harawira to attention on two occasions up until now. You have asked him to speak specifically to the clause at hand. He has failed to do that on two occasions. Under Standing Order 107(2) you have the ability to terminate his speech and I ask you to do that now. 
HONE HARAWIRA 
: Speaking to the point of order on every occasion every minute or so I have always referred to the review of the provisions which is what we are discussing tonight. At no stage have I allowed 60 seconds to go past without specifically referring to the review of the provisions in this bill. 
Hon Rick Barker 
: Mr Chair I make two points to you. First you will note that there has been quite an amount of interjecting on the honourable member Hone Harawira and on a number of occasions he has responded to the interjections and the disorderly behaviour on that side of the Chamber. Second saying that you are allowing this member to speak outside the scope of the bill is in actual fact implying that you are allowing this debate to be held outside the provisions of the Standing Orders—that you are allowing the Standing Orders to be broken. I do not think that is right. I think you have a very good handle on this issue and if you were in any way concerned I am sure you would have brought the member back to order. I say that I am very happy with the way you have been chairing the debate tonight. 
The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson) 
: I thank the honourable member. I say to all members that the member has only a few seconds left to speak and the member will refer to just the review. It is clause 10 as amended and put in place by the honourable member Grant Robertson. 
HONE HARAWIRA 
: Thank you Mr Chairman. Party vote Mana.