Waititi RawiriRAWIRI WAITITI (Co-Leader—Te Paati Māori): E ko Rūaumoko e ngunguru nei i au au aue hāE ko Rūaumoko e ngunguru nei i au au aue hāE ko te rākau a Tūngāwerewere iahahāHe rākau tapu nā Tūtaua ki a Uenuku i pātukia ki Ōtautahi pakaru te ūpoko. Ki Ōtautahi patua ki waenganui o te tau o Aoraki te toka whakairo e tū ake nei. He atua he tangata he atua he tangata ho!Kāti ake ka tautoko ake i ngā mihi ki ngā tangi ki a rātou i mate i roto i tēnei o ngā parekura nui i utaina ki runga i ngā tāngata o Ōtautahi puta noa i te ao. Hoatu rā koutou i runga i te ara kōrero kua parangia e te tini e te mano. Koutou kua whoatu rā i runga i te ara kua whakawhārikihia e ō tātou mātua tīpuna ā i te hunga o te ope tārewa i mua noa atu i a koutou. Nō reira e ngā māte haere haere whakangaro atu rā. Ka hoki mai rā ki a tātou ngā mahuetanga iho ā ki te hunga e ora tonu ana i roto i ngā rā i roto i te tekau tau kua hipa ake. E kiri haehae tonu ana te kiri e kiri haehae tonu te manawa kei te kiri haehae tonu te whenua.[Hark to the rumble of the Earthquake GodHark to the rumble of the Earthquake GodIt is the rod of TūngāwerewereThe sacred stick given by Tūtaua to Uenuku it struck Christchurch and smashed its head. Cleaving amidst the ridge of Aoraki where the carved rock emerges. 'Tis the awe of the gods 'tis the fear of man!Allow me to support the acknowledgments and laments to those who passed away during this great calamity that weighed upon the people of Christchurch and indeed the world. Go forth upon the storied pathway forged by the myriads. You who have passed along that pathway spread out for us by our ancestors and by the spirit troupe before you. Therefore to the deceased travel travel out of sight. Returning our thoughts back to us who remain those still living in the days and in the decade which has passed. The skin is tearing the heart is yearning the land is scarred.]Te Paati Māori rises to support this motion to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes and to acknowledge the people of Ōtautahi along with the hundreds of volunteers the emergency services and the selfless public. We acknowledge the mana whenua Ngāi Tahu Ngāi Tūāhuriri Ngāti Irakehu Ngāti Kuri Ngāi Te Rua Hikihiki for leading the way in supporting the entire community in the aftermath of the earthquake including Rehua Marae. This is yet another example of how mana whenua in the aftermath of natural disasters and emergencies set up and provide much-needed support for all its community and to fill gaps that Government and official responses have not yet provided for. It demonstrates what tangata whenua leadership can do for us all.I acknowledge the strength and the resilience of the communities of Ōtautahi for continuing to deal with the long-lasting impacts such as slow rebuild ongoing issues with insurance and the mental stress and trauma as alluded to by speakers before me.Nō reira e te iwi hei whakakapinga mōku:E ko komako ko komako! Ko te hautapu e rite ki te kai nā Mata Ariki. Tapa reireia koia tapa! Tapa konunua koia nā! Tukua! Hī! Aue! Hī![Finally to conclude my part:'Tis the bellbird 'tis the bellbird! The sacred food akin to the sustenance of Mata Ariki. The rituals have been chanted yes! The final rituals been chanted yes! Let it be settled!]Kia ora tātou.