Motions — Maori Performing Arts and Kapa Haka—Te Matatini 2013 Festival 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Motions — Maori Performing Arts and Kapa Haka—Te Matatini 2013 Festival 
[Sitting date: 26 February 2013. Volume:687;Page:8149. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Motions 
Maori Performing Arts and Kapa Haka—Te Matatini 2013 Festival 
TE URUROA FLAVELL (Maori Party—Waiariki) 
: 
 I seek leave of the House to move a non-debatable non-controversial motion congratulating all of the performers and those associated with the 23rd Te Matatini festival held in Rotorua from 20 to 24 February 2013. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought for that course of action. Is there any objection? There appears to be none. 
TE URUROA FLAVELL 
: Tena koe. Tena tatau katoa e te Whare. Ka motini au  
Kia mihi te whare ki nga tangata katoa o nga kapa haka me aua hunga hoki i mahi i te taiopenga o Te Matatini i tuki Rotorua atu i tu 20 ki te 24 o Hui-tanguru 2013. 
 I nga ra tata kua hipa ake ekengia a Te Arawa e te motu ki roto i a au o Te Arawa i roto o Rotorua ki te whakanui i te ahuatanga o nga mahi o nga matua o nga tupuna. Ko Te Matatini tera. Timata mai ai i roto i te ahuatanga o te pohiri a Te Arawa ki te motu i te Wenerei a haere tonu atu mai i te Taite ki te Ratapu. Ka kite mai ai te ihi te wana te wehi te whakamataku o te motu i a ratou e tu ana i te papa-tu-waewae. Ko taku noa ake he mihi ki te hunga na ratou te mahi nui ki te whakatikatika i nga mea katoa ka tahi. 
Ka rua ki te hunga i tu ki te atamira i whakapau kaha whakapau werawera kia eke ki te taumata ka mutu ko o ratou whanau e noho nei ki te tiaki i nga tamariki te whangai i a ratou i runga i nga marae ko tera tera ka mutu ki te hunga i mahi nei mo te kore moni me ki nga ringa raupa o te wa kainga. Ko ratou tera i tiaki nei i te motu i ta ratou ekenga ki runga i toku waka o  
Te Arawa 
. 
Ka mutu ko toku kupu whakamutunga he mihi ki Te Waka Huia i eke ano ra ki tera taumata o te tiketiketanga o tenei mea o te kapa haka ka mutu no ratau te kaha no ratau te mohio ki tenei mea o te kapa haka me mihi ra ki a ratau. 
No reira ko taku ko te ki atu TeMatatini me mihi ra ki a koutou ka tika. I eke te kaupapa ki tona taumata. A nga 2 tau kai mua i te aroaro ka eke ki runga o Waitaha ma Waitaha ano ra te motu e manaaki e tiaki. Ko te wahi ki a au he tuku mihi ki te hunga i tae ake ki Te Matatini tena koutou tena koutou kia ora tatau katoa. 
[ 
Greetings to you and to us all in the House. I move  
That the House congratulate all the performers and those associated with the 23rd Te Matatini festival held in Rotorua from 20 to 24 March 2013. 
 In days just past Te Arawa I of Te Arawa Rotorua was overwhelmed by the nation to celebrate the deeds of the elders and ancestors. That was Te Matatini. It began with Te Arawa’s mass welcome of the nation on Wednesday with Te Matatini proper going on into Thursday and then to Sunday. Seeing the nation performing on the stage was just powerful thrilling awesome and scary. I merely want to acknowledge those who played an important role in preparing everything so that is one 
. 
Secondly those performers on stage who expended energy who perspired to reach the top and finally their families whose job it was to remain behind the scenes to care for the children feed those on the courtyards. That is that side. Then there were the volunteers who worked for nothing. Let us say the blistered hands working at the back. They indeed were the ones who looked after the nation that came aboard my  
Te Arawa 
 canoe.  
My final word then is to acknowledge Te Waka Huia which has reached that pinnacle once more to become the top kapa haka team. At the end of it all it was their effort and knowledge about this thing called kapa haka that prompts me to say that we need to doff our hats to them.  
All that is left for me to do now therefore is to say Te Matatini I acknowledge you collectively. The event achieved what it set out to do. In 2 years from now the nation will descend upon Waitaha where it will indeed host care and look after the country. To all those who turned up at Te Matatini I acknowledge and compliment you and us all collectively. 
] 
Hone Harawira 
: Mr Speaker— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: This is a non-debatable motion. Leave was so given. 
HONE HARAWIRA (Leader—Mana) 
: 
 I seek leave to speak to the motion. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought now for Hone Harawira to speak to the motion that has just been put. Is there any objection to that course of action? There is objection. 
Motion agreed to.