Flavell Te Ururoa: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Flavell Te Ururoa: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Volume:648;Page:17239] 
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TE URUROA FLAVELL (Maori Party—Waiariki) 
 to the  
Minister of Maori Affairs 
: Kei te whakaae ia ki te korero a te Tumuaki o Te Mana Arotake e mea ana ko nga painga kua puta i te Rautaki Reo Maori kua pangia e te kore rauemi mo nga tikanga whakahaere me tona whakatinanatanga tae atu ki nga whainga matua e taupatupatungia ana a ka pehea e taea ai e te Arotake o te tau 2008-09 te whakatika tenei? 
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Does he agree with the Controller and Auditor-General that the success of the Maori Language Strategy has been affected by the lack of designated resources for planning and implementation and by conflicting priorities; and how will the 2008-09 review address this? 
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Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Minister of Maori Affairs) 
: 
 Ki oku whakaaro kua tino angitu pai rawa atu te Rautaki Reo Maori i nga tau tata ki muri nei ahakoa te pono me te haurite a te purongo Arotake Mahinga i taua wa kua ahu whakamua ke nga mahinga. I consider that the Maori Language Strategy has been very successful over the last few years and that although the performance audit provided a fair and balanced view of the implementation at the time—2007—work has progressed since then. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: He aha tana ki te whakaaro ko te kaupapa nui e aukati ana i te tutukinga o te Rautaki Reo Maori ko te noho mana kore o Te Puni Kokiri ki te whakahau i era atu ropu kawanatanga ki te whakatinana i taua rautaki? 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
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What response will he make to the finding that one of the key issues confronting the success of the Maori Language Strategy is the lack of powers on the part of Te Puni Kokiri to compel the lead agencies to implement the strategy? 
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Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: Ahakoa te puta pera e puta ana nga korero penei tonu mo Te Puni Kokiri: nga whakaritenga me nga tautoko kua tukuna atu ki nga tari kua hangai ai ake he ngawari ake te tirohanga a Te Puni Kokiri me pewhea a Te Puni Kokiri te whakatutuki i nga here rautaki whakamahere. Along with that the audit also said the coordination and support offered to agencies is now better targeted. Te Puni Kokiri has a more flexible approach to how each agency can meet the strategy planning requirements. 
Dave Hereora 
: He aha nga mahinga a tenei Kawanatanga Reipa ara hei tautoko i te reo Maori? 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
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What has this Labour-led Government done to support the Maori language? 
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Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: He nui rawa atu nga haumitanga tautoko a tenei Kawanatanga e whai ake nei etahi: te whakatutanga i te Ratonga Pouaka Whakaata Reo Maori te whakapikinga i te putea mo nga reo irirangi Maori te whakaurunga i te reo Maori ki roto i te marautanga me te whakamanutanga o Ka Hikitia me tona arotahi ki te ako i te reo Maori te tautoko kia haere tonu nga hotaka ake pera i a Ma te Reo. This Labour-led Government has invested significantly in supporting the Maori language including establishing the Maori Television Service; providing increased funding for Maori iwi radio stations; including Maori in the core curriculum; releasing Ka Hikitia which has a particular focus on Maori language education; and continuing other programmes such as Ma Te Reo. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: Kia ora ra. Kei te whakaae ia kei te whakapa te reo Maori ki te whakaaetanga a te Karauna ki nga rangatira ki nga hapu te tino rangatiratanga o o ratou taonga katoa i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi na he aha tana ki te whakaaro he kore mana to te Tiriti mena kaore a Te Puni Kokiri a tari kawanatanga ke ranei i whakarite i tetahi huarahi whakamua ki te whakatutuki i nga here o te Rautaki Reo Maori i mua i te 30 o Pipiri 2004 te ra i whakatauria e te Runanga o Te Kawanatanga? 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
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Does he agree that the Treaty obligation of the Crown to guarantee to Maori the undisturbed possession of their taonga includes their language; and what can he conclude about the status of the Treaty when no agency including Te Puni Kokiri had completed and finalised a plan that fully met the requirements of the Maori Language Strategy by the 30 June 2004 deadline set by Cabinet? 
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Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: Tautoko ana nga korero i puta a-waha a tera tangata o Te Ropu Maori mo te pai haere te hopu a nga iwi katoa mo to ratou reo me to ratou mita. E tuku ake ano tenei kawanatanga i te nui o nga putea a muri a tera mahi a Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori raua ko Te Mangai Paho e mau pai mo tatou o te kawanatanga me ratou o te iwi. I certainly agree with those issues brought up by that member which are relevant but certainly this Government has been committed to progressing the Maori Language Strategy along with those two agencies that work between the Government and the iwi: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori and Te Mangai Paho. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: He aha ta te Arotake o te tau 2008 e pa ana ki te whakatinanatanga o te Rautaki Reo Maori mai i tona timatanga ki naianei a he aha te take o te arotake nei mena e ai ki ta te Auditor General “ko nga mahi i oti i Te Puni Kokiri ki tenei wa ehara i te arotaketanga tika mo te totika o nga mahi whakatairanga reo Maori a nga pokapu Kawanatanga.”?  
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
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What has the 2008 review concluded about the effectiveness of the implementation of the Maori Language Strategy to date and what confidence can New Zealanders have in this review knowing that the Auditor General identified and I quote: “the activities carried out so far by TPK do not constitute systematic evaluations of the effectiveness of the Maori language activities carried out by the government agencies.”? 
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Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: Kei te tu tonu te kaha o te reo mo tatou katoa mai i Aotearoa. 
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The language continues to be strong for all of us from New Zealand. 
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Ko tenei ano te Wiki o Te Reo Maori Madam Speaker Te Kaiwhakahaere. Ko te whakamanutanga o te Taura Whiri i te I-Papakupu te tuhinga ipurangi o te Papakupu Reo Maori reo kotahi. I tae tahi tatou inapo tata nei ki te timata ake ano tera ahua.Hei apopo i te rohe o te tangata ra ka rere te Google Reo Maori. He papakupu rorohiko kore utu tenei e rua tekau ma rima mano nga tuhinga kei roto i te reo Maori. 
I have much to say in celebrating that this is Maori Language Week. Some excellent things are being supported by this Government by iwi and by corporates such as Air New Zealand. Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori last night launched I-Papakupu the Internet version of the monolingual Maori language dictionary. This is a free electronic dictionary that has 25000 entries completely described in the Maori language. Tomorrow in Rotorua Google Maori will go live. This is an exciting initiative that provides Maori language to all people in this great nation and in all corners of the world. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: I raise a point of order Madam Speaker. He rawe te korero engari kare i hangai ki te kaupapa ki te patai. Ko taku patai ke kei wahi ke ko te whakautu kei wahi ke. Ko taku mau ia e korero kia hoki mai ki te patai. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
[ 
Although that was a wonderful speech it was not relevant to the topic and question. My question was in another direction and so was the response. Madam Speaker I would like you to ask him to answer the question. 
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Madam SPEAKER 
: Would the Minister like to say anything more that relates to the Auditor-General’s report which I think is what the member was talking about? No the Minister does not wish to add anything further. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: I raise a point of order Madam Speaker. Koinei te tikanga o te patai ko te ripoata o te Auditor General. Kare ano a ia kia whakahoki i te patai kei te inoi atu mau ia e korero. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
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The gist of my question referred to the Auditor-General’s report. The Minister has not answered the question. Madam Speaker I seek leave for you to ask him to answer it. 
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Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: E tuku ake ano taku whakahoki ki te tangata ra mai i te patai tuatahi. I responded to the member’s first question and he heard the response. 
Te Ururoa Flavell 
: I raise a point of order Madam Speaker. Ko taku patai tuatahi te patai tuatahi ko te patai tuatoru te patai tuatoru. Kei te hoki ano ki taua korero ra ki te Minita kia whakahoki mai i te korero mo te patai katahi ano au ka patai. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
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My first question and my third question were different. I go back to what I stated previously: I would like the Minister to respond to the question that I have just asked. 
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Madam SPEAKER 
: Could the Minister respond in terms of the Auditor-General and perhaps just expand on the first answer that was given. The Minister was perfectly in order to refer to the answer to the earlier question. However for the information of the House it would be useful if he perhaps repeated it. 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: E puta ana te reo te korero i roto i te ripoata kei te ora te reo. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
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The language is out and according to the report it is alive. 
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