Ngarewa-Packer DebbieDEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER (Co-Leader—Te Paati Māori): Tēnā koe ki tētēkura ki tētēkura. Kei te tū ahau ki te mihi ki te whakanui i tō tū hou ki te whakatika i te kōrero i mua i a tātou.[Greetings. From one fern frond another one develops. I stand to acknowledge and celebrate your new role that of maintaining standards of debate for all.]It's a huge honour to be here and to rise on behalf of Te Paati Māori to rise on behalf of the people the whānau of Te Tai Hauāuru to congratulate you e te tungāne and to congratulate your whānau your iwi your hapū on your election as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Before anything else I mihi to you as a whanaunga who sat there patiently and humbly listening to kōrero that wasn't about you. This moment is about you. We've waited a very long time to be here so I acknowledge you. I acknowledge our whakapapa. I acknowledge our whanaungatanga. I acknowledge your whānau who have fought who have committed who have sacrificed for you to be here today. I acknowledge the deep strong connection and immense pride of te iwi Morehu here today. Your mahi has consistently demonstrated why you have been elected as Speaker. I remember when you were CEO of Ngāti Apa and you humbly showed that you can indeed despite all concerns cross the spheres of rangatiratanga and kāwanatanga to advance kaupapa as tangata whenua.We have always appreciated your grace your mana with which you operate as a leader. You prove that political progress career promotion—in fact elections—don't have to be about aggression being ugly. Instead you act with humility and dignity just as your tūpuna did. This is a huge day for Te Ao Māori. Your elevation to this role is only the second time as our Pirīmia said earlier that one of our own people has been in this position one of the highest democratic roles in the country and I recognise everything that it has taken to get you here. We tautoko your nomination your selection your election. This historical significance of today should not be understated. Nā Tītokowaru me ngā Poropiti te ara ki te Rere a Kāpuni.[Tītokowaru and the prophets led the way to the sacred waterfall of Rere a Kāpuni.]There is a path that was predetermined before your arrival that is predetermined for all of us and the significance of our mokopuna as Māngai being elected as Speaker of the House aligns with the tohu we are seeing. We are positive we are optimistic we are seeing a revival of our reo our tikanga. We're seeing a recognition of Matariki. We're seeing a drive for constitutional transformation that points to the birth of an Aotearoa hau. We are seeing the kotahitanga of tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti that truly lives up to the vision of Te Tiriti a Treaty-based nation in the South Pacific. I don't want to take away from what it is that you will have to do in deed in Te Tiriti and tikanga. I look forward to seeing what it is that you will bring into the House.Finally as the member least to be kicked out in this party I want to apologise to you for other things that may happen that I have no control over—you can't see me eh Rawiri. But I also want to take the moment to remind us that we all have big mahi here as those too in a party that has some of the largest Māori electorates to get around—as you too know—and we will do our darnedest to serve our people outside and inside of the House and that's open for critique from those who don't know what it's like to whakawhanaunga to turn up at kaupapa to turn up to tangi and to get judged whether we're in the House or out of the House. For you e te tungāne e te Māngai we commit that we will serve and we will work to the best of our ability and control to bring the dignity and decorum that you require in this House and we will always be available for the moments that perhaps we need to be picked up on as well. Nō reira e te āhuatanga o tā tātou tūpuna ngā mihi aroha kei a koutou kei a koe. Kia ora koutou katoa. [Therefore I acknowledge the characteristics of our ancestors that you express. Be well one and all.]