SpeechJOANNE HAYES (National): Tēnā koe e Te Mana Whakawā. E ngā whānau o ngā iwi o Te Wāhiao Tūhourangi me Ngāti Whakaue me te iwi o Te Arawa nau mai haramai ki te rā whakahirahira.[Mr Speaker to the families of Wāhiao Tūhourangi and Ngāti Whakaue and the tribe of Te Arawa welcome to this auspicious day.]It is certainly a pleasure to have you in the House and a privilege for me to be speaking on the third reading of your bill—of your bill—the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute Vesting Bill. I too am privileged to stand here and acknowledge you all and the hard work of those tūpuna who have gone before you and everybody who stands and sits here today as we go through the final stages of this your bill.I want to acknowledge Tā Apirana Ngata a tupuna of mine who in 1926 through his hard work in this House established the Māori Arts and Crafts Institute (MACI). From there the whānau have actually grown it and it has become a national if not an international place for people to come and train and learn how to do whakairo raranga and many other things—as the Minister said a waka as well.As I look around and up into the gallery I remember the day we came for submissions. It was the longest day of submissions I have ever had in the whole time that I've been in Parliament. I want to acknowledge my colleague over here Tāmati who drove us and actually worked us through that whole day as a select committee. I just want to say that it was an amazing day. It was a day where we learnt—where I learnt—a lot more than what words on paper could actually ever ever give us. I want to acknowledge the chair from Ngāti Kurī Harry Burkhardt and also the CEO of Te Puia Tim Cossar for the work that they have done and for hosting myself and the Hon Nicky Wagner the night before submissions at Te Puia.This bill has been a long time coming. I just want to say that for many people in Aotearoa New Zealand many tourists I think that the whole establishment of Te Puia does go along without people understanding this. I think that today is a great day to put this down into history add it to the books to the history of this Parliament so that in years to come when mokopuna come through our halls they are able to pull the Hansards and see exactly what whānau have done to get us here today.As I've said the institute—MACI—has an amazing reputation and many master carvers and weavers have gone through the corridors they have been displayed at Te Puia. Many of us that have gone through Te Puia and gone and had a look at the carving schools and the weaving schools are impressed by what is produced through the institute.I just want to talk a little bit about the functions of the institute so that it is recorded in the history of this Parliament. The New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in 1963 identified seven key functions. The first was to encourage foster and promote all types of Māori culture and practise an appreciation of Māori arts and crafts and that has been done many many times over. To train Māori in the practice of Māori arts and crafts—and it wouldn't surprise me if there were also some non-Māori that snuck in there and also received the training of Māori arts and crafts.To provide demonstrations or exhibitions of Māori arts and crafts in suitable premises for any such demonstrations—and I too want to acknowledge the Government for some of the tautoko that they have given to the institute over the last few weeks with the visit there by the Prime Minister. That was really a great token and a gesture and a respect of the people that run Te Puia the Māori Arts and Crafts Institute. To arrange and conduct exhibitions of Māori arts and crafts—the performers are amazing. I've been amongst tourism groups that have gone through Te Puia and the look on their faces especially the overseas tourists who absolutely stand in wonder and awe at what they are receiving. It is credit to the people that sit in this gallery today.To develop and maintain areas of Rotorua district and elsewhere as scenic or tourism attractions—we must understand that Te Puia is actually 70 hectares in size. It is not a little wee place; it is a huge place. I think that everybody that visits there can take in and appreciate what they are seeing what they are feeling what they are smelling all of those wonderful things that we get from visiting Te Puia. To foster and maintain public interest in Māori culture and Māori arts and crafts and to assist the preservation of Māori culture and Māori arts and crafts—these functions of the institute will carry on mai rā nō and that is why I am so privileged to be part and parcel of the delivery of a third reading speech.It goes without saying that on this side of the House we support this bill. I want to acknowledge the Minister the Hon Nanaia Mahuta for the tautoko she picked up and carried through to this conclusion. I want to acknowledge my colleagues in the Māori Affairs Committee; yes we worked hard and a lot of that work is now paying off. So without any further ado as I said on this side of the House we support the bill we commend the bill to the House. Kia ora. Tēnā rā koutou katoa.