Flavell Te Ururoa: Obituaries — Nelson MandelaText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeFlavell Te Ururoa: Obituaries — Nelson Mandela[Sitting date: 10 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15342. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]TE URUROA FLAVELL (Co-Leader—Māori Party):Tēnā koe Mr Speaker kia oratātaukātoa e te Whare e tanginei kitērā ongātipua kaitērā taha o te ao. Epēneirawa te korero: “Katanuku katanuku katanuku. Katanuku tetokai te whenua katanuku.” Nelson Mandelae moe e te raiona otō whenua o te ao. Haere ā-wairua mainei kiarongo koei te kupuwhakamihii te kupuwhakamīhāi te rere o tekōrero kawhakaputaina etēnā etēnāi terānei kirungai a koe.E Koro ekīana te korero: “Kiri kawa ki te kupukiri kawa ki teteririkiri kawa ki terākau.” Ko koetērā tewhakatinanatanga otērā korero: “Tetokatū ki te moana taitimu taipari.” Ko koetērā Nelson Mandelaitukitukia e te tai e te hau e teua. E tekaiūrungi o te waka te wakaiputai teririitau kiutai terangimārie moe mai.Ko koetērāipereneii tewāmāra temāra o tewhakapono o tetūmanako o tengākaumāhaki. Ko koetērāihuhutineii tetarutaru o te nohowehe o tekaikiri o tepēhitanga o te tangata. I a koe te rangatiratanga otō whenuanāungā iwipakangaiwhakakotahiirungaanōi te aroha otētahi kitētahi.E Koroiputa koei tepūehuehu otōkāinga āi teotinga mai ko koetērāi nohonāi tetoka-ā-nukuarāi te paepae o te ao. Kotōkoingō nui kiawhaiwāhi te iwimangumangui rotoingāwhakahaere otōnaake whenua ā kia korerawarātau e nohoneiiraroi te korowai o tewhakahāwea o tekōhuru o tekaikiri.Mōmātou kongā iwi o Aotearoa itinei ko koe te reo karanga o tekotahitangai oraaimātauingā matekaikiriitēnei whenua.Waimariaanamātaui a koe Nelson Mandelaingārāi kitemātauingāāhuatanga katoa o te mana tangata. Kai tepērāanō hoki kongā iwitaketake o te ao.Kāreitua atu ki tewhakaiti ko koetērā.Ahakoarākoiatōhanga he tangatakauanuanu he tangatawhakaohoi te ihii tewehiwehii tewhakamīharo.Ipērārawa teāhuaitōekenga kirunga oTūrangawaewae tenohonga ongāKīngi Māorii tetau 1995. Kitakumōhio keitērā ongā marae tetipuiwaihotia maiai e koe heitohumaumaharatangamōtōhīkoi ki Aotearoanei.Ko te matekē eKōroaneimātau e tukunei ki a koe ā-wairua ewhakamīharoneiingāmeaikōkiritia e koei tewāi a koe etakatūanai temata o te whenuaēngari kai te aotonu kai Aotearoatonu akaikiri atohe apakanga.Koinei te mahi āētahi omātouitēnei WharePāremata hetohei tetohemō te tangata whenua kiteahuatanga o tekaikiriarā kongāwhāinga ongāpēhitanga atētahi kitētahi.Kāreanō kiaotinoatērāāhuatanga e Koro.Kārei a Aotearoa metōna kotahiēngarii te ao.Nō reira he paikē tekīi a koe tewhakakitengamō te whenuamō te ao.Koētahikuatutuki koētahi ka noho maihaiwhāingamāngāwhakatipuranga e haere mainei.Nō reira e Korowhakangaro aturā.Kua tae atu koe ki teahunga rua o te tangata.Kua nohongāTaru-o-Tura kirungai a koe e moe. Epēneianatētahirārangikōreroiputai a koei tetau 1994.[Thank you Mr Speaker. Greetings to us all the House as we mourn the loss of a colossus on the other side of the world. It is said: “The great rock in the land has crumbled.” Rest Nelson Mandela the lion of your country indeed of the world. Come here in spirit to listen to the congratulatory wonderful and flowing tributes expressed to you by each one who spoke before me today.Old One there is a proverb that states: “Short tempered with words short tempered in battle and short tempered with weaponry.” You encapsulate that proverb as well as the saying: “A rock that stands fast in the ocean despite the ebb and flow of the crashing tides”. Oh leader of the vessel that emerged through conflict and came ashore peacefully slumber on.It was you who worked and cultivated the garden of faith hope and humility. It was you who plucked out the weeds of living separately through racism and suppression of people. You had the sovereignty of your country; you united the warring factions based on the empathy for the other.Old One you rose up from the dusty and turbid environment of your village and at the end of it all you ended up as the rock of the earth on the global stage. Your greatest point was for black people to participate in the governance of their country so they would never ever live under the cloak of prejudice murder and racism.For us the people of little old New Zealand you were the voice that called for unity and why we survived the scorns of racism in this country. We were fortunate to have you Nelson Mandela; we witnessed all forms of people power. The situation is the same as well for indigenous peoples globally. That aside you were the epitome of humility; a person who inspired others and was held in awe and admired.You displayed those qualities in 1995 when you visitedTūrangawaewae Marae the home of the Māori Kings. As I understand it you planted a plant at one of the courtyards to mark your visit here to New Zealand.The problem really Old One is that here we are paying our respects to you spiritually and extolling the things that you addressed in your lifetime while racism protests and conflict remain in this country and around the world. Some of us here in this Parliament persist and debate on behalf of the people of the land in respect of situations relating to racism and the suppression of one over the other. It is not yet over here in New Zealand alone but globally as well. Therefore it is more fitting to say that you had the vision for the country and for the world as well.Some things have been achieved while some things remain for the generations to come to aim at. So fade away Old One. You have arrived at the two directional points for man. The Seeds ofTura are upon you sleep on. You uttered a statement in 1994 which goes like so.]In closing can I just take a quote from Nelson Mandela which may sum up today. He said in 1994: “Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is therefore why I will sleep for the eternity.”Kua ea tewāhi ki a koe Nelson Mandelae moe.[The part about you Nelson Mandela has been satisfied rest up.]