Tuiono TeanauTEANAU TUIONO (Green): Kia orāna Mr Speaker. Kia orāna tātou kātoatoa i te aroʻa rānuinui o to tatou nei Atua. Talofa Lava. Let me begin by acknowledging Fia and the whānau—Fia and the family and friends as well. And just to say that we miss him I miss him; we as a movement we as a party miss Efeso deeply and think about him every day and I want you to know that.I want to acknowledge all the contributions around the House acknowledging the comments made by the National Party. The next time I do have a pizza I will be thinking about Efeso so thank you for that contribution. And also the comments around recognising that connection between tangata whenua and tangata moana—the connection between Māori and Pasifika; that is so important for us to remember that we are in the Pacific so thank you for those comments as well.Also acknowledging the spirit of collaboration that the ACT Party brought up as well and how important that is in terms of the work that we need to do as parliamentarians.New Zealand First emphasising the important role that family has and the commitment that Efeso had to his family to his daughters as well—something for us to be mindful of as parliamentarians.To the Māori Party tautoko katoa ana au i ngā kōrero ngā mihi kua mihia. [I support absolutely the comments the acknowledgements that were made.]And I was thinking one of the phrases that they often say on TV is that they are unapologetically Māori and I was just thinking Fa'anānā Efeso Collins was unapologetically Pasifika—that's who he was. Proud to be from Ōtara proud to be from the Pacific and proud to represent his communities.To our Labour Party whānau your grief is our grief. We grieve together. Yes he did move next door to the fale but let me confirm for the Labour Party it wasn't because of the gluten-free vegan pizzas. And I was just reflecting on the comments by the Hon Willie Jackson where he outlined some of the tensions that he had with the Labour Party. He would actually ring me up and he would say Bro I'm getting told off for being outspoken." And I said to him "Oh come to the Greens mate because you get told off if you're not outspoken." So just wanted to acknowledge that important connection as well and when he did pass the humility and speed of which you guys came together to grieve with us together. I went through Auckland University—the greatest university in Aotearoa New Zealand let me say that—with Fa'anānā Efeso Collins and with Marama Davidson. We were young South Aucklanders going to university—just a few years' ago aye Marama! No it was actually over 30 years ago. And I was calculating I think it might have been around about 1992 1993 and then I turned to Chlöe Swarbrick and I said "What year were you born?" And she said "1994". So mine and Marama's friendship with Efeso Collins transcends the lifetime of Chlöe Swarbrick.I have many memories and I was just picking up with one of the comments around him being an activist. And one of my memories of Efeso is we were going down Queen Street and we were protesting about something—I can't remember it was 30 years ago—and he was on the back of a truck with a speaker and for some reason the truck went on to one of the sidewalks and he nearly canned over. But that was just one of the enduring memories that I have of Efeso.He was a fellow political traveller. When I was a young person from South Auckland there weren't that many Pacific Islanders weren't that many Māori that were passionate about the sorts of politics that we were passionate about. Over the years we would check in with each other. I'd see him on TV and go "Oh that was awesome what you said." He'd see me on TV text me and say "Get a haircut and a better suit." Honestly I thought he was talking to my mother sometimes.But I have many many memories and reflections of Efeso but there were three things I think that stand out Efeso for me. One of them was his wicked sense of humour. What an amazing sense of humour being inclusive and engaging—something that is so important. He'd have a laugh whether you agree with him or not next thing you know you're having a kōrero with him and being able to actually open up and have those sorts of conversations is so important. Those are leadership materials.The other reflection I have is his commitment to community—his commitment to Ōtara his commitment to South Auckland and commitment to our Pasifika communities—always steadfast. He would challenge his own if he thought it was necessary. Often people have talked about his political acumen and we could see that in the way that he would move and connect with people as well.Let me end by thanking his daughters. Gabriella and Asolemo thank you for sharing your father with us—thank you so much. His contributions will ripple through the generations. Let me end by thanking Fia. Thank you for being that force for Efeso. I remember having discussions with him when he was thinking about moving to the fale next door and I said to him "Well you better check with Fia bro because if it ain't green there it ain't going nowhere." So I want to thank you and acknowledge the family today and acknowledge all the contributions of members from around the House. Tēnā koutou tēnā koutou fa'afetai tele lava."