Hayes Joanne: Maiden StatementsText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHayes Joanne: Maiden Statements[Sitting date: 29 January 2014. Volume:696;Page:15655. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JOANNE HAYES (National): Keiāku nui kaiākurahi keiākuwhakateitei ki te whenuaākutamarahii terangitēnā koutoutēnā koutoutēnā koutou katoa. I rere maiingāpātūwatawata otōku matua aPaikea Ariki Apanui katirotironoa kingāpae maunga oHikurangirāua koWhetūmatarau hei manutaikō hei manutaki ongā wai ora oWaiapūrāua ko Awatere heiorangamōngā uriwhakaheke oHineruperāua ko Awatere. Keitakutua keitaku aroākuwhakaruruhau tewhānauTūwhakairiroarāua ko tewhānau TeAotaihīkua ekenoairungai te waka oHorouta he mihimaioha ki a koutou katoa. Te kuku otōkumanawa TeWhanau Apanuirāua ko TeWhānauRangihunangā uriwhakatipu oPorourangitēnā koutou katoa.I rere maiingāpātūwatawata otōkuwhaea a TeArorangi Karaitiana Kate katirotiro hoki kingāpae maunga oRangitūmaurātou ko Ruapehu me Tararua hei manutaikō hei manutaki ongā wai ora oRuamāhangarātou ko Whanganui me Waipoua heiorangamōngā uriwhakatipu o TeOreorerātou ko Te Puke meĀkura hoki. Keitaku aro keitakutuaākuwhakaruruhauNgātiHāmuarātou ko TeUenuku meĀkurakua ekenoairungaingā wakaKurahaupōrātou ko Aotea meTākitimu he mihimaioha ki a koutou katoa. Te kuku otōkumanawaRangitāne o Te Wairarapa TeĀtiHaunui-a-Pāpārangi meNgāti Kahungunu-ki-Te Wairarapa ka mihimatakuikuianō hoki kingāuriwhakatipu tewhānau Karaitianarātou ko tewhānau TeWhareponga me tewhanau Herewinitēnā koutou katoa.[Greetings to my superiors my numerous my illustrious to the country and to those of mine in heaven who can speak for me salutations and acknowledgments to you all. I came from the fortified villages of my fatherPaikea Ariki Apanui which gazed randomly upon the mountain ranges ofHikurangi andWhetūmatarau primary and significant sources of health-bearing waters for theWaiapū and Awatere rivers which sustain the well-being of the descendants ofHinerupe and Awatere. To the families ofTūwhakairiora and TeAotaihī members of theHorouta canoe who support heed and shelter me affectionate greetings to you all. To you TeWhānau Apanui and TeWhānauRangihuna love of my heart and descendants ofPorourangi greetings to you all.I came from the fortified villages of my mother TeArorangi Karaitiana Kate which gazed randomly upon the mountain ranges ofRangitūmau Ruapehu and Tararua primary and significant sources of health-bearing waters for theRuamāhanga Whanganui and Waipoua rivers which sustain the descendants of TeOreore Te Puke andĀkura as well.NgātiHāmua TeUenuku andĀkura as well members of the canoesKurahaupō Aotea andTākitimu affectionate greetings to you all. Love of my heartRangitāne of Wairarapa TeĀtiHaunui-a-Pāpārangi andNgāti Kahungunu at Te Wairarapa and a joyful salutation as well to the relatives and the Karaitiana TeWhareponga and Herewini families. Greetings to you all.]Mr Speakertēnā koe and thank you for inviting me to speak my first words in this House. I am privileged and I am humbled that I am able to do this in front of my superiors and my peers mywhānau and friends here and at home and surrounded by the taonga that represent the many wars the people of this nation fought on behalf of us so we could live in peace in our whenua Aotearoa New Zealand.Prime Minister the Rt Hon John Keytēnā koetōku rangatira I am ecstatic to be joining the National caucus team under your outstanding leadership. I bring to you and the National caucus my can-do attitude my loyalty and my ability to work diligently within the team and for the people of this country.Mr Speaker I wish to mihi to our coalition partners my whanaunga co-leader of theMāori Party the Hon Tariana Turia co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell and the Hon Dr Pita Sharples; the leader of United Future the Hon Peter Dunne; and the leader of ACT New Zealand the Hon John Banks. I also want to mihi to the leaders and members of Parliament from the Opposition benches and to the press gallery.Mr Speaker I started my life in the small rural town ofEketāhuna the second child of PK and Kate Apanui. My father worked on Te Hoe station inAlfredton and played rugby forEketāhuna and the under 21 Wairarapa Bush side. When I was a child my parents moved fromEketāhuna to the yet smaller rural town ofRangiwāhia. It was there where I spent my childhood. Both my parents dedicated their lives to ensuring that we had kai on our table clothes on our backs and a roof over our heads. We were poor in money yet rich in love and support for each other. Yes I come to Parliament from a tight-knitwhānau with a background of hard work and an attitude that nothing is insurmountable. My father believed that if one worked hard one would reap one’s just rewards. He knew that our world would be so different from his and so he instilled thewhakataukī “Etipu erea” [grow up and thrive] from ourtūpuna and one of the firstMāori MPs Sir Apirana Ngata. Those words encouraged us to take hold and learn the ways of thePākehā world while holding on to ourMāori world. My father modelled thatwhakataukī throughout his life. He wanted our future to be one of reaping the rewards that we all worked hard for.In 1997 my father succumbed to cancer and is buried atĀkura in Masterton. I miss him dearly because I was his wild child turned good. I am fortunate to have my motherin the gallery this afternoon along with mywhānau and extendedwhānauhapū and iwi. Mum was the disciplinarian and educationalist of my parents. Today she is a nan and also a great-nan a kuia for Wairarapa and a member of the Wairarapakaumātua group. Kia ora Mum. Kia orawhānauwhānui.It was not until I left home that my life changed dramatically. At age 22 I became an unmarried mother on the domestic purposes benefit with little to no education qualifications. It was this fright that changed me for ever and I adopted the saying “If it has to be then it’s up to me.” I started a successful re-education programme that persists. Along the way I met my soulmate a man who took me and my son into his life and has believed in us a man who at times says little but does a lot a man whom I am proud to have by my side and one whose side I am proud to stand by. We are equal partners in everything we do and I love him to bits. Mr Speaker please meet my husband Pat. Kia ora Pat. Our sons Mat and Ben who are unable to be here today have brought immense pleasure and pride to our lives as we have watched them and guided them towards adulthood. They are now men of the world with all the lessons that that brings. Thanks to my daughter-in-law Shan for producing two beautiful mokopuna Carter and Eli for it is they who carry the future of all our tomorrows. I know they are watching.Nani J loves you.I have been blessed with a number of opportunities in my life but these would have been for nought had it not been for the people whom I have met along the way. There are too many to mention here but you all know who you are and I thank you for your support and your guidance. To my friends who have come here today to support me and to those watching at home I thank you all for without you even knowing it your influence and support for me has been invaluable. As you can see I come to Parliament having walked many roads and learnt many lessons yet still I want more because I have not finished yet. My past has shaped my future my family is my foundation my mokopuna keep me real and my friends continue to support me on the many journeys I have made and are yet to make.Today I take the road less travelled than others and one where I can utilise my skills and experience and learn new ones. I come to Parliament after contesting the 2011 election in the Dunedin South electorate and winning the party vote a historic feat for the National Party and one that I am most proud of. I thank the Dunedin electorate teams and send my heartfelt thanks to Robyn BroughtonPippaNewstead the Young Nats and volunteers. I bring a wealth of experience both community and professional. I was one of the first school board trustees to take on the Tomorrow’s Schools challenge serving for a number of years at our local primary schools as chair and treasurer and then later as deputy chair of FAHS—Feilding High School.I bring my professionalism in the sectors of health education welfare business and the rural sector. I have worked in the community and for the community I have worked for Government agencies and local government and throughout my career I have taken people with me as the journey has not been about me alone. I am proud to be a member of National and I want to thank our party president PeterGoodfellow; the board with a special mention to KateHazlett and Roger Bridge; the regional chairs with a special mention toEleLudemann and MalcolmPlimmer; the electorate chairs; and the service centre staff for all their hard work. Most important though I pay tribute to the many volunteers and party supporters who make this party a great party to be a member of and to be a servant of the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.As the newest National MP I bring a rigid determination to make a difference for all people of Aotearoa New Zealand and to be an outstanding hard-working National member of Parliament. Kamututakukōrerotuatahii rotoitēnei Wharenā reirakoutoukuarāminemine maiirungai tewhakaaro kotahiarā te Wharetāwharauneitēnā koutoutēnā koutoutēnā koutou katoa.[So ends my maiden speech in this House. Therefore to all of you who have assembled here with the one thought in mind about this House of shelter I greet salute and acknowledge you all.]WaiataSitting suspended from 5.59 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.