Lyndon Hūhana; McKee NicoleHŪHANA LYNDON (Green): Thank you Mr Chair. So grateful for this opportunity to address the Whare but I'd like to pause and acknowledge the Minister for his sentiments in relation to our kaimahi the staff that are in Corrections and the important work that they do with those whānau that are incarcerated. And reflecting on the staff and the engagements that we had at Waikeria on Monday—the respect that inmates shared about the director the deputy and the staff relationships. So we know that healthy relationships can really build and strengthen a sense of whānau but also having delivery of programmes that can support the staff to engage with Māori inmates is really important. I know that Corrections has done a lot of work around staff capability and capacity to engage with Māori inmates and that's a part of the responsibility when you have 53 percent of Māori in corrections it's important that we support and awhi our staff to be able to work in the prison context knowing we have broken whānau in there and then how to engage with them just like the de-escalation training. So thank you Minister.Mine is but a small contribution in closing in relation to Te Tiriti and those provisions which will no longer exist in this legislation. And thank you to my colleague Lawrence for raising the fact that submitters did come before the select committee gave their contributions and at that time Te Tiriti o Waitangi was tapu. But as we know the select committee has now removed it and we haven't had a chance to go back out to iwi to community.Now I'm trying to be proactive in thinking about an opportunity to discuss or maybe find a meeting of minds with the Minister if because of the coalition Government's primacy of the agreement between the parties rather than a priority on our founding document Te Tiriti o Waitangi could we look for a way of which OK we're deleting Te Tiriti but could we look at amendments that would provide a provision or just one clause that can lock in improving Māori outcomes. And that at an organisational level there is to be that ongoing commitment whether it be workforce development whether it be the delivery of services throughout the system operationally that there is a commitment knowing 68 percent of wāhine Māori are locked up right now and then 53 percent of overall Māori. So that's just a pātai really to the Minister: could we look at something else?Is the word Māori also not allowed to be included in the legislation because of the coalition agreement because there's been contributions from this side of the House saying Actually we are a high needs population we should be a priority population because of what's happening right now." And can we look at some other wording whereby we as te iwi Māori can feel and see ourselves within the legislation and therefore can use it when engaging with Corrections across the system operationally and at a strategic level.My final pātai and contribution following on from Matua Willie is in relation to cultural activities. I just want to understand in terms of we have prisoners who are members of whānau and community and when there is a death or a hui mate or there is a hura kōhatu—an unveiling—and other really important cultural functions whether they be from the Pacific or from our migrant communities the ability for them to be able to access temporary release is really important. And really mindful that those cultural responsibilities and the ability to participate whether you're a grave digger or whether you go to harvest kai or whether you sit on a taumata and deliver the karakia in the service is something that enriches the lives of those that participate. I'm really mindful because with the cultural activities part really not being clear any more in terms of the compulsion for that to be available and the knowledge that often Māori don't get the temporary release because of security concerns how can we look to bridge that gap? What can we do? So this is a proactive ask of the Minister in the way with which we can build something in this legislation to improve outcomes particularly for Māori inmates. Kia ora.Hon NICOLE McKEE (Minister for Courts): Point of order Mr Chair. Thank you Mr Chair. The member just referenced that in the coalition agreement there is the coalition agreement to remove the word Māori from legislation. That is incorrect.CHAIRPERSON (Greg O'Connor): Well that's not a point of order. If the member wants to take a call that's fine but that's actually not a point of order to be taken to correct. The point of order is where there's been a breach of the Standing Orders. So it's not a point of order. So the member's welcome to take a call at some stage to correct anything."