Jackson WillieHon WILLIE JACKSON (Associate Minister for Māori Development): Well what a shocking speech. What a shocking speech. If the Māori Party didn't realise it when they were in they should realise it now—that it's all double-talk from this National Party who purport to support Māori and then betray Māori at the first opportunity that they have. What a shocking speech. Poor old Te Ururoa Flavell brought the same bill forward. They were all told We love you Māoris. We love you." and then they betrayed them—the old forked tongue over there you know. One of the reasons why we need Māori seats is because of that very speaker. Could you imagine Nick Smith representing Ngāi Tahu? Oh God! Could you imagine Nick Smith representing Ngāi Tahu? That's the point Mr Smith. We need Māori to represent our own interests. Otherwise we're dependent on you.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Adrian Rurawhe): Don't bring me into it.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: My apologies Mr Assistant Speaker—my apologies. So this is the National Party line: "We can advocate for you we can represent you." just like the Hon Chris Finlayson did with the dirty rotten Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill. And who represented our interests there? Tamati Coffey—Tamati Coffey. If it wasn't for Tamati Coffey who would we have had to rely on in National? What's his name—Todd McClay. What does Todd McClay know about Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill?That's the problem National Party—that's the problem. We need our MPs to represent our interests. Otherwise it's Nick Todd and if we go to the North it might be Mark Mitchell. Oh God! It gets worse—it gets worse.We've got problems in the North with you know the Ngāpuhis. They're always in deliberations and negotiations—taupatupatu we say in Te Reo Māori. So you need cool heads you need calm heads. You need someone like Kelvin Davis to walk us through. You send Mark there they'll say "Who—Mark? Who are you—who are you?" You see that's the problem.Māori representatives advocate Māori aspirations. Why does the National Party not get that? Why don't they get that? They don't get that because they're too stupid—that's why. They have spent years and years conning Māori about how much they love them so much so and then they promote the odd one like our dear friend Nuk who's on the wrong side—he knows it. He knows he's on the wrong side. He should be with the Māori Labour caucus. Poor old Nuk he tries and does his bit there with the National Party but they shut him down and they go "You'll get your opportunity." But Nuk you should be advocating for this—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Adrian Rurawhe): Can I remind the member to use members' full names.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: Yes yes—apologies to the member Nuk Korako. But I do say today that this is such an important part for us so I implore my friends in New Zealand First to support us. The great Shane Jones I know is very proud of his taha Māori side—Tamati Coffey: Jenny Marcroft.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: —and Jenny Marcroft and of course the wonderful Winston Peters who played for the Auckland Māori rugby side and was the former Minister of Māori Affairs. So I implore my New Zealand First friends and whanaunga to support this bill that celebrates mana; that celebrates the partnership between Māori and Pākehā. We have the odd disagreement but on most things we agree and this bill should go forward so we can have the debate: the debate about why National has been so traitorous to Māori and the debate about the substance of the Māori seats and the MPs who do a great job.I celebrate them here today: Tamati Coffey and Rino Tirikatene over there who are doing a fantastic job; Nanaia Mahuta—who else could advocate Tainui interests other than Nanaia Mahuta? You ask yourself—with respect to the Pākehā MPs there only Nanaia could advocate those interests. I celebrate Rino Tirikatene and others who have advocated for this before and I ask the House to support this bill. Kia ora tātou."