Marama Davidson – Te Pire Haeata ki Parihaka – Parihaka Reconciliation Bill – First Reading

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1. adam 1

   23 March 2018 at 11:37 am

   Ma Whero Ma Pango, Ka oti ai te mahi
2. tracey 2

   23 March 2018 at 11:41 am

   Kia ora Marama

   And to Chris Finlayson, unlike some of your colleagues claiming pride in imaginary outcomes you can claim a strong hand in this one.
3. veutoviper 3

   23 March 2018 at 12:49 pm

   Good speech by Davidson.

   However, I am going to put some context around this post for balance and perspective. After all TS is supposed to be about the Labour Movement, and not Frog Blog #2, isn’t it?

   Davidson’s speech was one of 13 speeches presented yesterday during the first reading of the Te Pire Haeata ki Parihaka/Parihaka Reconcilation Bill.

   Yesterday’s sitting of the House was attended by a delegation of people from Parihaka in the Public Gallery who were not acknowledged by the Speaker at the opening of the session; but were specifically acknowledged by Winston Peters DPM before he answered (on behalf of the PM) Question 1 from Paula Bennett to the PM.

   The First Reading of the Parihaka Reconciliation Bill was opened by Kelvin Davis as lead Minister for Crown/Maori Relations; and it is on subjects like this where IMO he comes into his own, both in Maori and English. He really is not yet comfortable with some other areas of his overall job.

   The First Reading was set down for 12 speeches of 10 mins, but the National Party split some of their calls – ie, two people speaking for 5 or so mins each. In total 13 speeches took place:
   6 National MPs – Chris Finlayson, Barbara Kruiger, Nuk Korako, Jonathan Young Harete Hipango, and Jo Hayes

   5 Labour MPs – Kelvin Davis, Adrian Ruawhe, Willie Jackson, Meka Whaitiri, and Rino Tirikatene (Rino was the last speaker and was followed by a karakia and wiata from the Gallery which is on Video No 13)

   1 NZF MP – Jenny Marcroft (at the No 5 slot)

   1 Green MP – Marama Davidson (at the No 7 slot).

   Of the 13 speeches, all but three National MPs included sections in Te Reo. The exceptions were Finlayson, Kruiger and Young.

   Here is the Hansard draft record of the full First Hearing speeches. This does not yet include the Te Reo sections of the ten speeches which included these.

   I am not going to put up links to the full list of videos which do include the Te Reo sections but these can be viewed here in the On Demand section of the Parliament website: https://www.parliament.nz/en/watch-parliament/ondemand

   They are currently on pages 1 and 2, under the Customs and Excise Bill videos.
   • weka 3.1

     23 March 2018 at 1:37 pm

     “However, I am going to put some context around this post for balance and perspective. After all TS is supposed to be about the Labour Movement, and not Frog Blog #2, isn’t it?”

     Not sure what you mean there. It’s nothing to do with the Labour Party, it’s the labour movement. I put the post up because I wanted to amplify Māori voices. Sometimes that comes from the Green Party. If you can recommend other blogposts to Cross Post, please do.

     The comments section is of course where commenters can bring in other perspectives, thanks for that, but I would prefer it if you didn’t preface them with partisan potshots about the content of this site. Authors are under no obligation to provide balance or any perspective other than what they want to write. Might pay to reread the About and Policy.
   • Brigid 3.2

     23 March 2018 at 1:39 pm

     What is Frog Blog?
     • veutoviper 3.2.1

       23 March 2018 at 1:51 pm

       Its what the NZ Green Party’s Blog used to be called.

       https://blog.greens.org.nz/tag/frog-blog/
   • adam 3.3

     23 March 2018 at 3:33 pm

     veutoviper, did you miss that this was built on the back of co-operation, not partisanship, nor people flagulating over their own little fiefdom.

     Have to say a bit disappointed you chose to disrespect the people of Parihaka, and their desire to make this a time of co-operation and inclusiveness as part of the healing process.
     • veutoviper 3.3.1

       24 March 2018 at 10:11 am

       Adam, you have enunciated the very reasons why I felt compelled to put some context around this posting of one speech only from the 13 speeches from all parties (except ACT*) which took place during the First Reading of the Bill – all of them in support and respect for the aims of the Bill, and the long road that has led to it, and respect for the people of Parihaka to make it a time of co-operation and inclusiveness. (* This does not suggest ACT is opposed to the Bill. )

       I know a little of the background to the Bill and the very long road that has been trod by both the people of Parihaka and the advisors, government officials and Parliamentarians that have been involved in the many years of discussion and negotiation that have been finally led to this momentous moment.

       Over recent years this long road has transited both the previous National Government and now the Coalition Labour/NZF and Green Government. It has involved advice, support and co-operation from a long list of Parliamentarians (current and past) covering political parties (both current and past) and many others of different persuasions.

       Both Kelvis Davis and Chris Finlayson outlined the history of the long road to this point in their speeches – and named many of the people from all parties and sides that were involved in providing advice, support and co-operation to allow this point to be reached. Many of the other speeches also referred to the history of Parihaka and the long road to reconciliation; and the people who have contributed. These of course included Catherine Delahunty and other former Green MPs, but also other former MPs/Minister such as Tariana Turia and Te Ururoa Flavell of the Maori Party, Jim Bolger, Chester Borrows, Mahara Okeroa and many others.

       On Thursday, I planned my day around the fact that the Bill was to read for the first time so I could watch the ‘debate’ live. And am pleased that I did. It was truly a momentous event to witness in real time at last.

       I am appreciative of weka putting up a post, but Marama Davidson’s speech alone IMO did not reflect the moment without context and reference to all the speeches. As I said Marama’s speech was a good one, and it well received and referred to by the two speakers following her – Jonathan Young and Willie Jackson.

       The fact that I chose to do the work to provide a summary and links to all the speeches does not represent disrespect for the people of Parihaka – I intended it as the complete opposite.
       • adam 3.3.1.1

         24 March 2018 at 10:31 am

         And yet you started with a cheap partisan shot. Then have written an essay trying to justify that cheap shot.

         Some of us are well aware of what is going on, maybe you should reread my first comment on this post.
4. rasputin 4

   25 March 2018 at 4:13 pm

   Will there be no end to the continual codswallop bleating on about injustice from 137 years ago which is of course code for give us more money to enrich the Maori IWI elite of which hardly any trickles down to the decaying urban Maori population who are in dire straights. No one bleats on about the genocide of the Moriori, their enslavement, slaughter, and being regarded as a source of food for there is no money to be had from that.
   Any reputable historian and that excludes the likes of Salmond and Belich paid by the government, will tell you that treaties are mere stop gap measures. As was shown by the Musket wars 1805-1840 Maori philosophy was no different to that of European colonisers world wide. Might is right when you have the power to enforce it.
   The mind boggles at the thought of the rest of the world going back to the last say 200 years to rectify and compensate for failed treaties. What an absurdity yet this weird little country carries on with such nonsense.

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