Butterick MikeMIKE BUTTERICK (National—Wairarapa): Thank you Madam Speaker. I have real pleasure in speaking to this bill and I'd like to acknowledge those that have fought and sacrificed so much for our country including the 28th Māori Battalion for whom this bill will continue to support and honour their legacy. This bill's about ensuring legislation—some written in the mid-1900s—is still able to do the job that it was intended to do. This bill also takes an omnibus approach and makes changes not only to the Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Act 1945 and the Pacific Education Foundation Act 1972 to ensure continued support for learning but also to the Ngarimu Act to clear up legal confusion over who can manage the use of the Māori Battalion's names and emblems and to the Pacific Education Foundation.The minor amendments will continue to allow an education path for those that received funding through these Acts and it's quite simply a logical step to take. It's also intended that these minor changes will assist to uphold the mana of the 28th Battalion and preserve their legacy into the future. Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion memorial scholarships are awarded annually in honour of the battalion for the education of any Māori or for the purpose of promoting the study and encouraging the maintenance of the Māori language and of Māori history tradition and culture.These scholarships exemplify excellence in education as well as service and commitment to the community with applicants assessed on their ability to describe characteristics they possess that are similar to those of the 28th Māori Battalion soldiers. In the 2021-22 year 10 scholarships were awarded to deserving recipients who have offered the following insights into the value they offer. I quote: Receiving the Ngarimu scholarship and being recognised and identified as a Māori individual with similar characteristics to those who voluntarily fought and supported the 28th Māori Battalion in response to Great Britain's call to arms is a great honour and privilege." And I quote again: "I associate this scholarship with academic excellence hard work resilience and a hunger to serve. I look at the name of the scholarship and admire the long list of whānau members who have served within the 28th Māori Battalion. This scholarship will give me the resources necessary to complete my degree." And I quote again: "The scholarship will not only benefit me and my studies but also be a tribute to my whānau as I will be one of the first to gain a qualified trade and that is a huge privilege. I am grateful beyond words to be a recipient of this prestigious award." And I quote again: "This award emphasises the courage struggles and the sacrifices our tūpuna went through to ensure a better life for us." For another participant the story is closer to home with their father having served in C company of the 28th Māori Battalion and I quote: "Receiving this scholarship allows me to honour him. The scholarship is a reminder of the soldiers who have passed on in their legacy for us to remain connected to our marae whānau hapū and iwi."This bill's been through a rigorous select committee process which included the bill being examined for quality. Public submissions were called for and closed. The report was subsequently released and it unanimously passed its select committee process. I would like to finish with a final quote from another scholarship recipient and I quote: "I intend to honour them with this award by ensuring that I maintain these traits and characteristics by utilising them not only in my studies but also in my daily life." Madam Speaker I commend this bill to the House."