Flavell Te Ururoa: Motions — Queen Elizabeth II—90th BirthdayText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeFlavell Te Ururoa: Motions — Queen Elizabeth II—90th Birthday[Sitting date: 07 June 2016. Volume:714;Page:11682. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon TE URUROA FLAVELL (Co-Leader—Māori Party):Mr Speaker tēnā koe. Tēnei te tū ake ki te whaiwhai haere i ngā kōrero me te tuku i ngā mihi ki Te Kuini o Ingarangi kua eke ki te iwa tekau tau. Me mihi rā ki a ia! Ko Ia tērā hei whaiwhai haere i ngā rārangi Kīngi ngā rārangi Kuini o Ingarangi ā kua eke ki tēnei o ngā taumata arā te noho hei tumuaki mō Ingarangi otirā mō Niu Tīreni.I a au e tū nei me whai wāhi anō hoki au mō te hunga mate arā kātahi anō ka rongo mō te matenga o Tā Kereama Rātima. Ko ia tērā i tūtaki i Te Kuini i ngā tau kua hipa ake ki te kōrero mō tēnei momo o Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Nō reira ka tangi ake ki a ia ko ia tērā kua riro i nā tata nei. Me waiho a Tā Kereama ki ngā kāhui mate e tangihia nei e Te Motu i tēnei wā ka hoki mai ki a tātou e Te Whare tēnā tātou katoa!I ngā tau kua hipa i tū tētahi Pīhopa rangatira o Te Motu a Pīhopa Whakahuihui Vercoe. I tū ki runga i te papa o Waitangi i te wā i whakanuia ai te hainatanga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi. I tērā wā i tae atu Te Kuini o Ingarangi a Irihāpeti ki mua i tērā o ngā whakaminenga. Ka mutu i puta te whakatau a Te Pīhopa: “E Te Kuini me hono anō rā Te Iwi Māori me koe a Ingarangi ki te whakatinana i tēnei mea mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi.” Ēhara i te mea kua whakatinanatia tērā kōrero ēngari he tohu nui tērā mō te āhuatanga o te herenga o Te Ao Māori ki Ingarangi me pēhea e taea te herehere i ā tātou ā ko Te Kuini tētahi. Ka noho nei hei kanohi mō Ingarangi anei ko Te Pirimia ko Te Kāwana Tianara i konei. He aha kei te pūtake o ngā kōrero ko Te Tiriti o Waitangi! Koinā te here! Me mihi ki a ia kua eke ki tēnei taumata.He kupu whakamutunga ko tōku kuia i eke ki te kotahi rau tekau mā rua ngā tau. I te wā i mate ia kua āhua tamariki tonu Te Kuini i tēnei wā hoi anō kia kaha ki a ia kia eke ai ki tērā taumata. Hoi anō kia ora tātou katoa.[Thank you Mr Speaker. I rise to follow on with the congratulatory messages accorded to the Queen of England who has reached the age of 90 years and congratulate her. She follows a line of kings and queens of England who have reached this milestone in other words to be a ruling Head of State of England and of New Zealand as well.While I am standing I take the opportunity as well to pay a tribute to those who have passed away namely Sir Graham Latimerwhose death has just come to hand. He was the one indeed who met the Queen some years ago and told her what this Treaty of Waitangi was about.ThereforeI mourn him who has just passed away and leave Sir Graham and the multitude that are being mourned at this moment by the nation to come back to us the House; my acknowledgments to us all.Some years back an esteemed bishop of the country Bishop Whakahuihui Vercoe stood on the ground of Waitangi at the time the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi was being celebrated. Queen Elizabeth had arrived before those assembled there. The Bishop then extended a formal welcome and said: “Your Majesty the Queen you Māoridom and England must unite to embody this thing about the Treaty of Waitangi.” It was not as if that statement had not been implemented but rather a proof of significance in regard to the circumstances that links Māoridom to England. What will possibly bond us the Queen is an element as she represents England. For us here it is thePrime Minister and the Governor-General. What are the sentiments founded on? It is the Treaty of Waitangi. That is the link. We must indeed acknowledge her for reaching this pinnacle.A final comment: my grandmother reached 112 years. When she died the Queen was still somewhat young; we therefore urge her to make it to that stage. My appreciation to us all.]