Paraone PitaPITA PARAONE (NZ First): Tēnā koe Mr Chair ngā mihi hoki ki a tātou e noho nei i roto i Te Whare nei. E tū ake ai au ki te kōrero atu ki te pire i mua i a tātou arā ko Te Papawai me Kaikokirikiri Trusts Amendment Bill. Nā te āhua nei ko ngā kōrero i tēnei wā e kī nei i roto i te reo Pākehā preamble" ēngari tēnā pea te kupu Māori he kupu "whakataki" aua hoki! Nā reira i raro i taua kaupapa e tika ana kia kōrero tātou i roto i tō tātou Reo Rangatira nā te mea ko tetahi o ngā rōpū i mau mai i wā rātou whakaaro e pā ana ki te pire nei i tono atu ki Te Komiti i Whakawhiriwhiri i ngā take Māori kia uru mai tēnei pire i roto i tō tātou Reo Rangatira. Ēngari ka kī mai ngā kaimahi ngā kaimahi ēhara nā te komiti i kōrerohia tēnei ēngari ko ngā kaimahi i mea mai ki a mātou kārekau kē he rawa i te mahingia tēnei mahi. Tua atu i tēnā i kī mai rātou ē āhua takaroa ki te tuhi atu i roto i tō tātou Reo Rangatira. Ā nā reira wena ngā kōrero i a rātou ki a mātou i roto i te komiti nei. Kia ahatia? Ko te āhua nei ahakoa kāre mātou te nuinga o mātou i whakaae ki tēnā whakaaro ēngari i puta mai ngā kōrero e pā ana ki tēnā.Ēngari he aha ana te āhuatanga o tēnei pire? Ahakoa te pire nei i whakamārama mai ki a mātou ngā whanaungatanga i waenganui i a Papawai me Kaikōkirikiri me te Pīhopa o Te Upoko-o-Te Ika e kī nei he Pīhopa o te hāhi mihingare ā me ngā tāngata whenua o Te Wairarapa nā e aha ana te māramatanga mō ngā tāngata whenua o Te Wairarapa? I rongo i a mātou ngā kōrero i puta mai i te kaikōrero mai o Reipa arā ko Kelvin Davis nāna i whakamārama mai te rerekētanga kei waenganui i ngā iwi i roto i Te Wairarapa. E tika ana wana kōrero ēngari i raro i te āhuatanga o tēnei pire ahakoa tēhea tō iwi mēnā i heke mai i ngā tūpuna i roto o Wairarapa kei te wātea te pūtea ki a koe. Tua atu i tēnā e whakakaha ana tēnei pire i te āhuatanga e pā ana ko wai kia tū hei trustee. Horekau i a mātou i roto o Aotearoa Tuatahi i whakahē ki tēnā. Tua atu i tēnā ko te kaupapa o te pire nei kia whakatikatika i te tohatanga o ngā rawa o te pūtea hoki ki ngā tāngata whenua o Wairarapa muri mai i tēnā kia āta titiro he aha ana te kaupapa kia whakapakari i ngā whenua i taka mai i raro i tēnei rōpū. Nā reira ka nui taku mihi ki aua rōpū i haere mai ki mua i te aroaro o te komiti kia whakamārama mai e aha ana te take e hiahia nei i a rātou kia kite mai tā rātou pire i roto i Te Reo o ō tātou iwi Māori.[Thank you Mr Chair and acknowledgments also to us seated here in the House. I rise to address the bill before us that is the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trust Amendment Bill. It appears now that the contributions at this time are around the English word "preamble" but perhaps the Māori word for it is "whakataki" goodness knows! So under that policy it is appropriate that we speak in our esteemed language because one of the groups that submitted their thoughts about this bill sought from the Māori Affairs Committee that this bill be introduced in our esteemed language. But it was the officials who responded; it was the officials and not the committee who said to us that there were absolutely no resources to do this work. Furthermore they told us in despair that it would take quite a long time to write in our esteemed language. Therefore those were their comments to us in this committee here. So what? It seems like despite the fact the majority of us did not agree with the view of the committee the story around that has emerged.But what exactly is the significance of this bill? Even though the bill explains to us the relationship that Papawai and Kaikōkirikiri have with the Bishop of Wellington which states here a Bishop of the Anglican Church and with the indigenous people of the Wairarapa—now what is the explanation regarding the indigenous of Wairarapa? We heard the sentiments from the Labour spokesperson Kelvin Davis where he explained the differences between the Wairarapa iwi. His explanations are right but under the scope of this bill regardless of which tribe it is which ancestors in the Wairarapa the iwi is a descendant of funding is available to you. Furthermore this bill strengthens the situation as to who is eligible to stand as a trustee. We of New Zealand First do not oppose that. Further to that the purpose of this bill is to tidy up the ways in which resources and funding as well are distributed to the indigenous people of Wairarapa and after that to carefully examine what plan is in place to develop the lands that have been dropped upon this group. Therefore I have a huge appreciation for those groups who came here before the select committee to explain the reason why they wanted to see their bill in the language of our Māori people.]I am just reiterating much of what the previous speakers have said in relation to what this bill is about. I have also explained the concerns about not having this bill written in Te Reo Māori. Although it has not been said by any of the previous speakers I actually quote from the advice received from the officials. Their view was that "ensuring that both versions are an accurate reflection of each other is a time-consuming and resource-intensive process. To ensure that the bill is enacted in a timely fashion we do not recommend enacting it in Te Reo Māori." If I do have a criticism it is that if the amount of resource is lacking and if time is of the essence then I think that is a very very poor reason for not ensuring that bills are produced in the Māori language. Given that this advice was given so shortly after the introduction of the Māori Language (Te Reo Māori) Bill and the comments made in the House in support of that bill it does run in the face of all the positivity that came out of that bill. But I also want to say that the bill does strengthen the relationship between the beneficiaries ngā tangata whenua o Wairarapa. So it does not matter whether you are living in London; if you can descend from the tūpuna of Wairarapa then you are eligible not only to be a beneficiary but also to be a trustee. New Zealand First certainly supports that aspect of the bill.I am not quite sure about—although it is well intended—the extension of what funds can be made for in terms of education. Of course beneficiaries need to realise that once you open that up there is probably going to be less allocated to each applicant. Again that will be a challenge for the board of trustees and the trustees themselves. Those were the comments I wanted to make in terms of this part of the bill. Thank you."