Rurawhe Adrian: Address in ReplyText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRurawhe Adrian: Address in Reply[Sitting date: 22 October 2014. Volume:701;Page:146. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ADRIAN RURAWHE (Labour—Te Tai Hauāuru):Korōria harerūia ki a koe Īhoa o ngā mano tuāuriuri w’aiōio; kī tonu te Rangi me te W’enua i te nui o tōna korōria. Matua Tama Wairua Tapu me ngā Ānahera Pono me Te Māngai  whakahōnoretia a Ārepa Ōmeka Piri Wiri Tua me Hāmuera Māngai tautoko Āe. E Te Mauri o Te Motu Kīngi Tuheitia tēnā koe otirā Te Kā’ui Ariki tēnā koutou. Kei te mi’i ’oki au ki ngā iwi katoa puta noa Te Tai Hauāuru. Ngāti Toa Rangatira Te Āti Awa-ki-W’akarongotai Ngāti Raukawa-ki-Te Tonga Ngāti Kauwhata Mūaupoko Rangitāne Ngāti Apa Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Hauiti Ngā Iwi-o-Mōkai Pātea Te Ati’aunui-a-Pāpārangi Ngāti Rangi Ngāti Tūw’aretoa Ngāti Maniapoto Ngāti Raukawa Ngā Rauru-ki-Ta’i Ngāti Ruanui Ngā Ruahine Rangi Taranaki Tūturu Te Āti Awa Ngāti Maru Ngāti Tama me Ngāti Mutunga tēnā koutou katoa. Tēnei hoki te mi’i ake ki ngā Mōrehu e noho puta noa ngā moutere nei tae atu ki te Pā o Rātana nō reira e Te Tumuaki o te ’ā’i Te Pere’itini o Te Māramatanga e te pāpā Harerangi Meihana tēnā koe otirā Te Iwi Mōrehu tēnā koutou. E kī ana te kōrero o ōku mātua tūpuna Apa wetewete nāna ka piki te tākiritanga o te ata ti’ei mauri ora! Ko Adrian Rūrāwhe ahau. He maha aku iwi ki Te Tai Hauāuru Ko Ngāti Apa Ngāti HauitiWhanganui Ngā Rauru-ki-Ta’i me Ngāti Ruanui. Nō reira e Te W’are tēnā koe tēnā tātou katoa.[Glory halleluiah to Jehovah and Lord of the countless and the many; heaven and earth is filled with his glory. Father Son Holy Spirit and Faithful Angels and the Mouthpiece glorify Alpha Omega Piriwiritua Samuel and endorsed by the Mouthpiece yes. Acknowledgments to you King Tūheitia Life Force of the country and to you indeed the royal family of the King movement greetings. I pay a tribute as well to all the tribes throughout the Western Māori electorate Ngāti Toa Rangatira Te Āti Awa at Whakarongotai Ngāti Raukawa to the south Ngāti Kauwhata Ngāti Muaūpoko Rangitāne Ngāti Apa Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Hauiti Ngā Iwi-o-Mōkai at Patea Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi Ngāti Rangi Ngāti Tūwharetoa Ngāti Maniapoto Ngāti Raukawa Ngā Rauru Kītahi Ngāti Ruanui Ngā Ruahine Rangi Taranaki Tūturu Te Āti Awa Ngāti Maru Ngāti Tama and Ngāti Mutunga greetings to you all. Furthermore I acknowledge the mōrehu throughout this country including those at Rātana Pā and so to you the head of the church the president of the Te Māramatanga uncle Harerangi Meihana accolades to you but at the same to all the mōrehu followers. My ancestral forefathers and mothers had a saying “Apa the one who unravels unfurled the dawn behold the breath of life!” I am Adrian Rūrāwhe. I have many tribal affiliations in the Western Māori Electorate namely Ngāti Apa Ngāti Hauiti Whanganui Ngā Rauru Kītahi and Ngāti Ruanui. Therefore acknowledgments to you the House and to us all.]Mr Assistant Speaker can I join with my parliamentary colleagues in congratulating you on being elected as Assistant Speaker. I also want to acknowledge the Rt Hon David Carter being re-elected as Speaker of the House; the new Deputy Speaker the Hon Chester Borrows; and also Lindsay Tisch being elected again as Assistant Speaker.I was born in Taihape. I grew up in a humble railway house. My father was a train driver a second-generation railway worker. My mother trained as a nurse and later on became a social worker. Both my parents were born and raised in Rātana Pā. My paternal grandfather Paki Rūrawhe from Ngāpuhi had travelled from Kaeō in the far north to Rātana Pā in 1925. My paternal grandmother Meipara Taawhi-Maaka from Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Kahungunu had travelled from her home in Kaiapoi to Rātana Pā in 1919. My maternal grandmother Iriaka Te Rio from Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi arrived in Rātana Pā from the Whanganui River in 1920 and my maternal grandfather Matiu Rātana the youngest son of Tahupōtiki Wīremu Rātana and Te Urumānao Ngāpaki was born in Rātana Pā and raised at Kauangaroa with his Ngāti Apa and Ngā Wairiki whānau.I am not the first of my whānau to enter Parliament. I follow in the footsteps of my grand-uncle Haami Tokouru Rātana my grandfather Matiu Rātana and my grandmother Iriaka Rātana all of whom were the member of Parliament for Western Maori now known as Te Tai Hauāuru. More recently this seat has been held by another family member my mother’s cousin the Hon Tariana Turia. I wish to pay tribute to her and the significant contribution that she made to the people of Te Tai Hauāuru and New Zealand. Anei ra taku mi’i maioha atu ki a ia mō āna ma’i nunui ka ma’ia mai e a ia hei painga mō te iwi. [Here then is my appreciation to her for the great work she did for the betterment of the people.]Not surprisingly the Rātana faith and Labour politics featured strongly in my upbringing although it was a matter of experiencing the whole environment of that reality rather than receiving specific instructions about it. Each election year my parents would host candidates at our home. We got to hear very interesting stories from equally interesting people—people whom as children we knew as Uncle Matt Uncle Koro and Uncle Brownie who turned out to be Matiu Rata Koro Wētere and Parāone Rēweti and whom along with Whetū Tirikātene-Sullivan I would like to acknowledge for the lessons that I learnt from them.I want to make special mention of the Hon Koro Wētere who is with us in the House today. He has been very supportive of me providing encouragement as well as advice and historical context about politics. Nō reira tēnei taku mi’i ki a ia mō tōna tautoko mai ki ahau e te pāpā e kore e mutu taku mi’i atu ki a koe. Tēnā koe.[Therefore I pay a tribute to him for his support of me and say to him dad my thanks to you is endless. Thank you.]In 1924 Tahupōtiki Wīremu Rātana led a delegation to England to address the breaches and omissions of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. While in England Rātana was told that the New Zealand Government had sent a telegraph stating that he—Rātana—did not have a mandate concerning Te Tiriti o Waitangi despite having representatives from most iwi within his delegation. He was therefore denied the meeting that he had requested with the King. Rātana was told that the problem lay with the New Zealand Government. Not long after this Rātana decided to contest the next general election and that Te Tiriti o Waitangi would be the foundation of his policies.On Monday when I took the Oath of Allegiance I was pleased to place one hand on the Bible and in my other hand to hold a copy of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. I did this as an expression of my commitment to upholding my faith and Te Tiriti o Waitangi during my time here in Parliament ture wairua ture tangata.At the age of 17 my dad told me that I would be starting work the following day. I was still at school by the way. I did not need to ask where I would be working. He was a second-generation railway worker and I was fairly certain I was going to be a third-generation railway worker. Back then the railway unions were very strong and I learnt about and indeed experienced how the unions had gained better rights and conditions for their members. These rights had been hard-fought for and achieved under Labour Governments.The last job that I had with Railways was processing final pays. At the time that I had started with Railways there were over 20000 employees. When I left there were fewer than 5000. Although it is necessary to make operations more efficient I believe that people should have been treated with a lot more dignity. I vowed at that time that if I ever were in a position to do something about the protection of workers’ rights then I would do so. I look forward to the opportunity that the voters of Te Tai Hauāuru have afforded me to address those very issues in this House.I want to acknowledge Te Kura o Rātana a school that was established in Rātana Pā 90 years ago. I was a board member and a chair of that board for 13 years. It was on that board of trustees that I learnt so much about good governance. Our board faced many challenges which were able to be met with the support of our community. We also had some major success as well. It also prepared me for other governance roles. For example in 2002 I was given the responsibility and honour of leading my iwi Ngāti Apa.During the 10 years that I chaired Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Apa I represented my iwi on issues concerning health social services and education as well as being a negotiator for our Treaty settlement. If I had thought that school governance could be challenging imagine my surprise when confronted with iwi governance—such things as submissions to select committees Waitangi Tribunal hearings and court cases dealing with overlapping claims. And then of course I was required to attend hapū hui where I had the pleasure of trying to explain all of the detail to my people for them to be able to make sense of it. Of course we did it because we knew there were significant benefits derived from our settlement of our Treaty claim for our people.I am immensely proud that our iwi was the first to negotiate a cultural revitalisation redress package—not because we were first but because that is what our people wanted. I believe that through Treaty settlements along with empowering policies we can work together to unlock the potential of whānau hapū iwi and our community.I was pleased to hear that the Government will continue to fund Māori research. Until April of this year I was employed at Te Atawhai o Te Ao an independent research institute based in Whanganui. The institute is carrying out a Health Research Council - funded programme of research called He Kōkonga Whare which is research that focuses on Māori intergenerational trauma and healing. I think it is crucially important that the research sector and the academic sector accept that kaupapa Māori research methodology is not only valid but needs to be embraced and accepted by these sectors. I want to acknowledge my former work colleagues Dr Cherryl Smith and Dr Paul Reynolds for giving me the opportunity to work and participate in kaupapa Māori research.As part of He Kōkonga Whare Te Atawhai o Te Ao has a project that focuses on the impact of sexual violence on Māori. It is essential that we hear the voices of those who have experienced abuse. I acknowledge the very brave people who speak up about their experiences and those too who have the courage to call for all parties to work together for the end of all forms of violence.I want to recognise my party the Labour Party. I am truly honoured to be a Labour Party member of Parliament. I look forward to working with all of my colleagues in this 55th—51st Parliament and beyond.Hon Members: And the 55th.ADRIAN RURAWHE: And the 55th! I would like to thank my hard-working and dedicated campaign team led by my campaign manager Gaylene Nēpia and assisted by Christina Gush. Tēnā koutou me ā koutou kaha ki te hāpai i tēnei kaupapa nui. [To you collectively I acknowledge your efforts in taking up this great plan.]I thank also the people of Te Tai Hauāuru for the confidence and trust that they have shown in electing me to Parliament. I will work hard to be the very best member of Parliament for them all. I wish to acknowledge all of my whānau all who have travelled here today and all of those who are watching from around the country. Ki a koutou taku w’ānau w’ānui aku w’aea aku mātua aku tēina aku tuāhine me pē’ea te mi’i ake ki a koutou? Tēnā koutou me ā koutou aroha mai ki ahau. Tēnei hoki au e tuku aroha atu ki a koutou me ā tātou tamariki mokopuna. Ki a koutou o tēnei reanga a Mariana Derryn Raimana Te Ari o te Kahurangi Daylor Matiu me Te Ao Mārama ko koutou te huarahi mō āpōpō. Me ū tonu ki ngā kaupapa tuku iho ā Kui mā ā Koro mā.[How can I thank you all my extended family aunties parents younger siblings and sisters all? Thank you for all your love and kindness towards me. I extend my love to you all including all our children and grandchildren. To you all of this generation Mariana Derryn Raimana Te Ari o te Kahurangi Daylor Matiu and Te Ao Mārama you are the pathway for tomorrow. Hold on firmly to the things handed down by our nans and grandads.]Finally today is a very special day in the Rātana calendar. Eighty years ago saw the passing of Rātana’s son Hāmuera. Amongst our people Hāmuera is recognised as signifying the end of all evil practice. Can I recommend that today members no matter what their faith religion or value system reflect upon all the good things that our great country has to offer during this time that we remember and mark the centennial of the outbreak of World War I.Kāti rā ko tēnei te wā o te pīpīw’arauroa. E kī ana te kōrero ko Hamuera te tatau ko Hamuera w ‘akaotinga me ū tonu ki tēnei kaupapa. Nō reira huri rauna huri rauna tēnei W’are tēnā koutou i runga i te tukunga iho ō rātou mā i te wā’i ngaro Te Māngai hei tautoko mai āia nei āke nei āe.[Enough this is the time of the shining cuckoo. The saying goes: Hamuera is the doorway and the completion. We must continue to adhere to this edict. Therefore to everyone throughout this entire House acknowledgments to you all in accordance with what those who have gone to the place of no return have handed whom the Mouthpiece endorses now and forever yes.]