order, but welcome. Tena koe. order,
order, but welcome. Tena koe.
Mr Speaker, it is indeed my pleasure and very appreciative of the fact
that I can stand here and really
support the PM...
or the Rt Hon Bill English, his statement. And in that statement is,
indeed, an incredible overview plan
for
indeed, an incredible overview plan indeed,
indeed, an incredible overview plan for 2017. What that is is actually
about providing huge opportunity for
all New Zealanders. But my theme
today is that within that statement
is that the PM also is delivering
today is that within that statement
delivering also for Maori. And what I want to do is first of all just go
through a few milestones from over
the last sort of 80 years on how the
National Party has actually
delivered to Maori. If we go back,
right back until 1936, let's go back
to one of the first Maori MPs for
the National Government then. What
he did, he introduced first of all
the beginnings of Maori land
development. Then if you move to
1935, who set up the Maori battalion
under
1935, who set up the Maori battalion
go through the 1950s, the building process was actually done under
National. If we go then and move
through to 1951, the Maori women's
Welfare League was set up under
National. If we
Welfare League was set up under National. If we go to 1962 New
Zealand Maori Council, all set up
under National. If we go through to
then 1981
under National. If we go through to
member of Aotearoa. If we go to the next one, the Maori women's
development
next one, the Maori women's next
next one, the Maori women's development fund was set up under
National.
development fund was set up under next
development fund was set up under National. If we keep going, the Sea
Lord fishery deal was set up under
National. If we go to the treaty
process, again, under National. If
we keep going through, sir, the
Maori health provider, the first
Maori he would provider, was done
under when he was minute strer of
health
under when he was minute strer of
our present PM. If we go through, then, to the next part, is the Maori
Teachers' Initiative, first set up
under
Teachers' Initiative, first set up Teachers'
Teachers' Initiative, first set up under National. Maori Division, if
we look at the initiatives, and even
looking at the law put in to protect
it, all of those incredible
milestones were under National. So,
let have a lack at the statement
that is actually here today. And
under that, what we've done under
this Government is to
let
this Government is to
then the next one, the treatry process, 56 settlements are been
done
process, 56 settlements are been process,
process, 56 settlements are been done already in the last eight
years, 41 enacted. Labour did 16 in
nine years. So, this particular
Government, over the last eight
years has been incredibly excellent
for Maori. Finally, listen to this
one! Finally, let's just listen to
this
one! Finally, let's just listen to years
one! Finally, let's just listen to
This is from the media for the PM. This is from the media,
This is from the media for the PM.
Maori at the coalface of change and they know that this PM cares deeply
about how policy affects
they know that this PM cares deeply
Brung brung This is from Fairfax,
Maori than any other Finance Minister or
Maori than any other Finance
has a plan to continue to deliver opportunities to all New Zealanders,
and especially Maori. So, you can
opportunities to all New Zealanders,
you, the glass is always half empty. To us, it's half full. That's right!
It is full! It will be completely
full by the time we get there in
September. There is no hesitation
here, but this plan has in this PM's
statement that has been put to the
House for the 2017, that will see
true progress for Maori.
Kia ora. A split call on behalf of the Green Party. Julie Anne Genter.
Tena koe. Our new PM has already let
us down. I have respect for Bill
English. He's struck me as a bit of
a principaled, compassionate
conservative. I don't share all his
principles, but I respected him for
having some. Which is why it was
such a letdown