Allan KiritapuKIRITAPU ALLAN (Labour): It's an interesting time that we've all just lived through isn't it? Every single day I like every other member in this House undoubtedly am inundated with reflections of members of our community about how these last seven weeks in particular have impacted upon them. As we look to this evening when we transition from level 3 to alert level 2 I want to acknowledge all of those parents who have had to manage juggling children and work calls and Zooms. I want to acknowledge all of those essential workers that have every single day donned their gloves their aprons their masks their PPE gear to ensure that each of us could in the best way possible survive—or get through in the safest way possible I might say—these extraordinary circumstances that we have all collectively walked together.Now I in particular want to make a couple of acknowledgments in respect of correspondence I and undoubtedly many members in this House have received over the last 36 hours particularly. As we transition and as we move from a state of response to COVID-19 and we transition into the much-needed kick-starting of our economy we have had to ensure that we have the right regulation and legal framework in place to ensure that all of us are very clear on what the rules require that we don't have to sit in a state of emergency and that we can indeed start to conduct ourselves in a life a little more closer to normal tomorrow. And with that has come the introduction of legislation in this House which has—and rightly so—attracted a lot of commentary from all walks of life whether that be parishioners of churches or mosques whether that be folks concerned about civil rights and the rule of law and ensuring that law is made in the right way or whether that be many of my friends who are actively engaged in protecting the mana motuhake and rangatiratanga of their marae their whānau their hapū and iwi.I want to acknowledge that over the last 36 hours—and I want to say this directly to those that have in particular been very concerned about the role that the State has historically played in its interaction and its abuse of its powers against Māori in particular. Today I have heard from many many commentators and folks who are concerned at the legislation that is passing through this House that enables law enforcement officers to essentially do what they can do right now but expressly imbues those powers into legislation—that there is significant concern. We all stood here in this House when we had to extend our apologies to those who were impacted by the wrongful and misuse of power by the State against those from Parihaka or against those in Maungapōhatu Ruatāhuna with the persecution of our prophet Rua Kēnana. And it is not a light duty that sits on any members of this House's shoulders when we look at the legislation that is going through this House. It isn't without due consideration.I want to acknowledge in particular my Māori electorate MP colleagues the Hon Nanaia Mahuta Kelvin Davis Peeni Henare Willie Jackson Meka Whaitiri Tamati Coffey who I know over the last 36 hours have worked tirelessly to ensure that there are adequate protections in the legislation that is being passed through this House that uphold the mana of our whānau. In particular right now in another room in this House is an announcement being made that addresses the provisions around tangihanga and funerals. I want to acknowledge that that is at the behest of many voices that have expressed their deep felt concern about the practice to mourn and mourn our loved ones. So it is not lost and these ears are not deaf to the cries of our people. There was a reference to marae being included in legislation. That was removed this morning by Supplementary Order Paper 497 under the name of the Attorney-General the Hon David Parker at the behest of my good colleagues the Hon Peeni Henare and senior Māori members on this side of the House—SPEAKER: Order! The member's time has expired.