Henare PeeniPEENI HENARE (Labour—Tāmaki Makaurau): Tēnā koe Mr Chair. Thank you very much for this opportunity. I too want to express our gratitude and certainly our support for the acceptance of Supplementary Order Paper 62 introduced by the member Jacinda Ardern from this side. In my brief contribution at this point in time I do want to speak to some of the other Supplementary Order Papers (SOPs) that have been presented on the Judicature Modernisation Bill by our side of the House certainly by my colleague Jacinda Ardern and of course Louisa Wall. I will speak to Supplementary Order Paper 202 briefly because I know that the member here Louisa Wall will certainly elaborate a bit further but it says: In clause 192 after subsection (1) … insert: (1A) Before giving advice to the Governor-General under subsection (1) on the appointment of a Judge to the Māori Land Court the Attorney-General must seek advice or recommendations from the Minister for Māori Development." Although some might say that is a convention that is already in place and that is what already takes place currently we would like to see that it be put into this particular bill by way of this SOP to cement that process in place to make sure that the person who is responsible for pushing through the current Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill and also overseeing Te Ture Whenua Act actually has a role to play in advising the Attorney-General to make sure that in the vein of Pūao Te Atatū the services that are being given and those who are doing the service actually reflect the people whom they are serving. I know with my experience through the Māori Land Court that for many years before my time in the time of my grandfather and in the time of my father many of the judges who presented while learned gentlemen and ladies were challenged quite often around their cultural competence if you like in dealing with pretty touchy subjects around Te Ture Whenua what whenua means to people and I guess the court process in general given the nature of the claims that were presented by the many people through Te Ture Whenua and through the Māori Land Court. So I think it is a good SOP. I think it is one that is necessary so that like I say that advice from the person who is on the ground from the person who is speaking to those who are affected by legislation or by bills such as this and of course Te Ture Whenua Act are best reflected in the appointments made by the Attorney-General. I also want to speak to Supplementary Order Paper 63 from Jacinda Ardern which states: "After clause 3(d) … insert … (e) enable important legal matters including legal matters relating to the Treaty of Waitangi to be resolved with an understanding of New Zealand conditions history and traditions." I think this is really important. Many of my constituents whom I deal with in Tāmaki Makaurau and also in my relations in Te Tai Tokerau often begrudge the fact that there are just not enough references to Te Tiriti o Waitangi throughout legislation—this particular piece as well as many others. But this SOP looks to change that in clause 3 by "enabling important legal matters including legal matters relating to the Treaty of Waitangi …". What I also like with this is that it gives it context so that it can "be resolved with an understanding of New Zealand conditions history and traditions." I think that is a very good step forward. The ongoing debate around the Treaty of Waitangi and its place in our country—some would rather see it closed and others want to have this debate continue. As we move forward as a country I think it is important that such an SOP be included in this particular bill to make sure that those voices and that dialogue can be heard around the Treaty of Waitangi."