Flavell Te Ururoa: Adjournment — Sittings of the House 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Flavell Te Ururoa: Adjournment — Sittings of the House 
[Sitting date: 12 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7478. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
TE URUROA FLAVELL (Maori Party—Waiariki) 
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Tena koe. Kia ora tatau katoa iteneiahiahii a tatau e mihi neiitetahi ki tetahi tatau ki a tatau. Kuatuakehaiwahakoreromo te PatiMaori ki te tuku inga mihi ano hoki. Tuatahi ki te Rt Hon Lockwood Smith ahakoakare ia i te noho ki teraTuru ka mihi ra ka whai haere i te ahuatanga o ngakorero ki a ia me tanawhakahaerei te ahuatanga o te Whare Paremata. 
I teneiwa ko te nuinga o ngatangatai roto i te Whare Paremata e mihi nei ki tena ki tena kei te ki atu: “Goodwill to all men and women.” Koineitetahikorero ka putai te waha o wetahi. Ia ra ia ra ka haramaitatau ki roto itenei Whare Paremata me te whakarongo ki te karakia e meaana kia ngakaunui te tangata tetahi ki tetahi. Kia kauatetahi e whiui te kupu a tetahi ki tetahi “nekminnit” ko tauaahuaanora. Kuawhiuiauakoreroano hoki itetahi penaitera tangata e amuamunai te taha i a tatau e whakariteneii te huarahi ki te Kirihimete. 
Ko tamatau ko te ki atu me hoki ngamahara ki te hungakuangaroi te tirohanga kanohi ko ratau e mihiaanairungai o tatau marae i a au e tunei peneii te ahuatangairungai o tatau marae ka hoki ngamahara ki te hungakuangaro. Ko Jacqui Te Kanitetahi ko Jean Puketapu tetahi ko Timi te Heuheu ko Maruhaeremuri Stirling ko Wally Papa ko Kateia Burrows ko Rena Savage ko Doreen McCorkindale ko Takuta Hone Kaatonu ko Takuta Joe Pere Rev. Rau Kapa ko MamaTere. Tae atu ki tera o nga mate inatatanei ki a Cassidy Tangaere a Rawiri Te Whare a Takuta Arnold Wilson a Rata Pue a John Nyman a Ta Pita Tapsell. Aranoa atu wetahi no reira ka huri ki te reo Pakehamo te wapotoneiiteneiwa. 
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Thank you. Greetings to us all as we wish each other well individually and collectively this afternoon. I rise to speak on behalf of the Maori Party and to express complimentary remarks as well. Firstly to the Rt Hon Lockwood Smith even though he is not in that Chair I commend him and follow on in the tenor of the accolades expressed about how well he has conducted the business of Parliament.  
At this moment the majority in the House who are wishing this one and that one well are actually saying: “Goodwill to all men and women.” This is a statement that will emerge from the mouth of some. Each day we come into this House and listen to the prayer saying that people should treat each other kindly then “nekminnit” it is back to that situation all over again. Those disparaging remarks are tossed around once again at one like that person complaining over there as we give due consideration to the approach of Christmas.  
We say to take the minds back to the ones who are no longer seen to those ones who were acknowledged on our courtyards. I stand here before you in very much a similar manner as one does on our courtyards. And as I stand here memories go back to the ones who have gone. Jacqui Te Kani is one Jean Puketapu is another. Timi te Heuheu Maruhaeremuri Stirling Wally Papa Kateia Burrows Rena Savage Doreen McCorkindale Dr Hone Kaa Dr Joe Pere Rev. Rau Kapa MamaTere and Cassidy Tangaere who passed away just recently. Rawiri Te Whare Arnold Wilson RataPue John Nyman and Sir Peter Tapsell. There are many others and so I will turn to speak in English now at this point for a short time. 
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We have farewelled a number of those people and I have mentioned their names but this complex has also had its share of tragedies and losses. We think of Anne Roberts and Dave Allanson and other staff who are no longer with us. Me waihoratau kia moe kia okioki. Ko ratautetahirarangitokoitinei o te hungakuangaro me whaiwhakaarotataui a tatau e mihi nei tatau ki a tatau. 
Araano te koreromotetahi kaupapa houkuawhakaarahiaake e te PatiMaori ko tera e paana ki te new normal. He aha teneimea ko te new normal? Me ki e ai ki tawetahi ko Mitt Romney tetahiirongoneii te ngau o te new normal. Ko te new normal ko tera e korerohiaana ko te tuku i te rereketanga o te tangata ki te ao ara ko te unleashing the power of diversity. Ko te ahuatanga o tenei kaupapa ko te nohotahi o te tane me te wahine o te nohotahi o te tamaiti me te pakeke o te whakaaroake o nga tamariki a e tikaana kia noho au iwaenganuiitetahikahui o tera iwi o teratakiwa o te motu kia taeaai te ki kai te tikateramomo noho. A-wairua a-karakia a-hahi he aha ranei. He mea pai kia tau te noho ki roto iteneihuihuinga. Ko te ahuatanga o te economic growth me te economic justice eneiahuatanga katoa. Engari ko te mea nui o teneimea o te new normal kia kauatatau e mataku ki teneimea o te mataku. Me ki me titiro ki te paerangi ki muai te aroaro. 
Ko tamatau ko te ki atu he watona ka whakahonoretia te Tiriti o Waitangi. He watona ka noho tonutatauiraroi te marumaru o teneimea o te whanaungatanga o te honotahi a tetahi ki tetahi. Ara ahakoa ko te rereke o te noho a tena a tena. Kia whakatinanahiaeneikorero katoa e korerohiaana ko te whanaungatanga ko te kotahitanga ko te kaitiakitanga. Kia kaua e koreroengari me whakatinanaierakorero. No reira ko tetahi kaupapa kuawhakahaerehia e matauiteneitau ko tera e paana ki te Whanau Ora. Ka mutu ko te tikanga o tera he whakamanaingawhanau kia kitea mai aiitetahi huarahi hei whaingamoratauake. Kia kaua e waihoma te Kawanatangaratau e aki e pei atu ki tetahi huarahi karei te tino pirangitia e ratau. No reira kua eke. 
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Allow them to rest and sleep. They are a small list of the ones who are gone and so we must pay our respects to them.  
That aside there is a new initiative that the Maori Party has raised that relates to the new normal. So what is the new normal? According to some Mitt Romney was hurt by the new normal. The new normal is about unleashing the power of diversity. It is about a diverse range of people living together in harmony. It includes economic growth and economic justice. However the main feature of the new normal is that we must not fear it for what it is. We need to focus on the distant horizon in front of us.  
In time the Treaty of Waitangi will be honoured. In time we will all live in harmony despite our differences. Positive relationships unity and guardianship will be realised. We must walk the talk. One of the programmes we have managed this year is Whanau Ora which is about empowering whanau to find their own solutions not just the Government providing them with pathways that do not really suit them. And so it has made it. 
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Whanau Ora as I have been saying is obviously a key focus that we have had plenty of interest in as a key essential platform of the Maori Party. We have got to some 34 provider collectives with over 180 providers involved directly impacting on 33000 New Zealanders who are focused on a better future. Whanau Ora facilitates transformation within whanau helping them to move from a state of dependency to independence and finally interdependency. It is all about the development of solutions by whanau themselves. 
In this House we have had one politician who has been hell-bent on creating a myth around Whanau Ora but actually the reality is vastly different. It was great to see the Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty confirm support for the continuation and expansion of the Whanau Ora approach to empower families and children to identify goals and progress towards them. Its analysis also indicates that the learning from this way of working could be applied across the Government and the community to reduce child poverty and mitigate its effects. 
At the same time as Whanau Ora has been gathering and garnering support so too have we seen the rise of Maori economic development. The launch this month of Hei Kai Kei AkuRinga—The Crown-Maori Economic Growth Partnership had unprecedented support from across business. The  
Maori 
 Asset Base 
 report identified a $36.9 billion Maori economy and the strategy works on the basis that the entrepreneurship and innovation of the Maori economy is not only good for tangata whenua but also good for the nation. 
We recognise the huge progress that has been made in Treaty settlements and the Maori Party has been pretty honoured to be taking a role in those across the length and breadth of the country. We refer specifically to ones like NgatiWhatua o Kaipara NgatiWhatua ki Orakei Ngati Manuhiri NgatiMakino Ngati Manuhiri Rongowhakaata and Waitaha to name a few and there are more coming. What we do know is that every one of the whanau hapu and iwi have a marae at their very hearts and our commitment to marae has been such that we have been working to test an idea called Marae CBD using marae as hubs for education and employment opportunities for local communities. 
One of the pieces of legislation that has made a particular impact in my rohe this year has been that of the Mokomoko (Restoration of Character Mana and Reputation) Bill. It certainly reinforces the view that we have as a party of knowing our histories and knowing about ourselves. This is the basis behind our push for cultural competency in the health and education sectors and we have been pretty proud to see the progress made by Tataiako which is having an impact in schools. It is bringing about the best in ourselves in the education sector. 
Unfortunately far too many of our children have suffered over the years through rampant neglect the savage effects of poverty the compounding disadvantage of institutional racism and restricted access to services. The Maori Party has absolutely dedicated itself to the task of supporting every whanau to be the best that they can and we have attempted to do this throughout the year. We have fought for the $24 million to confront rheumatic fever—a Third World disease that has no place in Aotearoa. We have consistently tackled through the tobacco reform a killer disease that takes the lives of 5000 New Zealanders every year. We have negotiated for 20000 low-income homes to benefit from home insulation and we have made great progress across a number of areas. But there is still much to do. Our eyes are always on the state and health of the future of our mokopuna and what they will do into the future so things like environmental kura are important as well. 
As we wrap up I want to absolutely acknowledge and endorse the other comments of support for the team within the parliamentary precincts: the Office of the Clerk Mary Harris the Deputy Clerk the Table Office the library team Hansard of course the interpreters the security team—the fantastic security team—the fantastic cleaning staff the staff of Copperfields and Bellamy’s the IT team which has really come to the fore this year in giving us support the buildings and finance staff the messengers the telephonists the Parliamentary Service staff and of course our own Maori Party team. We miss some of the personalities of the place of course—those who have left this year including Beverley and the likes of Clarrie Raymond Justin Shirley and Ernie. Each of them and many more have done so much to make this such a fine establishment and to preserve the protocols to support the MPs and most of all to do their best for Aotearoa. 
Of course in closing across the House we want to acknowledge everyone’s views diverse as they might be and our passion and determination to contribute to the well-being of the nation. Although we may not necessarily agree with each other’s stance the general view that I would accept is that we are here for the best interests of Aotearoa—including those who hold ministerial portfolios and indeed select committee inquiries. We thank everyone who has formed a part of this Whare. We wish everyone all the very best a whanau-focused Christmas time to relax to be with loved ones to revitalise all of ourselves and to have a very merry Christmas. Ka kite a te Tau Hou. Nga mihi nui o te tau. 
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See you in the New Year. Huge greetings of the year. 
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