6. Hon SHANE JONES (Labour) Link to this
to the Minister of Maori Affairs
He aha ngā ripota, tētahi rānei, kua whiwhi i a ia mai i āna katipā i Te Puni Kōkiri mō ngā whakahounga kei te whakaarohia e pā ana ki te Ture Haumi i Tāwāhi?
[What reports, if any, has he received from his officials at Te Puni Kōkiri on the proposed changes to the Overseas Investment Act?]
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES (Minister of Māori Affairs) Link to this
Ā, tēnā koe e Te Kaiwhakawā, tēnā tātau te Whare. Kai te whai whakaaro te Kāwanatanga ki ētahi whakarerekētanga ki te ture. Kāore anō kia tae mai ētahi pūrongo i a Te Puni Kōkiri engari, kai te wānanga tonu rātau.
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]
[Greetings to you, Mr Speaker, and to us the House. The Government is currently considering changes to the Act. I have yet to receive a report from Te Puni Kōkiri; it is still consulting.]
Ā, ki te Minita, mehemea kua puta ngā whakatau o te Kāwanatanga, he aha te wāriu o ngā ripoata e wānanga tonutia ana i roto i tāna tāri?
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]
[To the Minister, if the Government has published its findings, what value is there in these reports still being consulted over in his office?]
I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Mehemea kua puta he ripoata i te Kāwanatanga, he aha te painga o ngā wānanga ka waiho ki muri rawa?
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]
[If a report has been published by the Government, what good will come out of consultations that are left for afterwards?]
Te Ururoa Flavell Link to this
I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. Tēnā koe. Taku mōhio ko tērā pātai kua oti kē e te Minita te whakautu. I kōrero a ia, anā, kei roto i ngā ringaringa o te Kāwanatanga, ko tā te Minita me te āhuatanga o tēnei pātai me tana Tari, kāti, kai roto i Te Puni Kōkiri, kāore anō a ia kia kite.
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]
[Thank you. To my knowledge that question has already been responded to by the Minister when he stated that the report is in the hands of the Government and Te Puni Kōkiri. In terms of this question and his office, he has not sighted it yet.]
Mr SPEAKERObviously, members are perfectly entitled to repeat their questions with slight changes in emphasis in them, and I believe that is what the Hon Shane Jones has done.
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES Link to this
Ki taku mōhio, kei te haere tonu te arotakenga o te ture nei. Kāre anō kia puta te pūrongo ki a mātau. Kei te noho tonu te komiti i tēnei kaupapa. Kāre anō kia puta mai te pūrongo ki te Kāwanatanga, otirā, ki te iwi whānui.
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]
[To my knowledge, this Act is still under review. As yet, we have not received the report. The committee is still considering this matter. The report is unavailable yet to Government and to the general public.]
Tēnā koe. Ki te Minita mō ngā Take Māori, me pēhea rānei e whakapūmautia ai ngā pānga o te iwi Māori ki ō rātou wāhi tapu. E pai ana rānei ia te whakamārama mai ai me pēhea rānei te ngaronga o te whenua Māori e whakakatia ai ai?
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]
[Thank you. To the Minister of Māori Affairs, how will Māori interests in their sacred places be sustained? Is he able to explain as well how the loss of Māori land can be rectified?]
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES Link to this
Ā, waiho mā te komiti me te pūrongo e whakamārama mai tēnā āhuatanga o te kaupapa engari, ko tōku tino kaupapa ko te tiakitanga o ngā whenua katoa, ngā rawa Māori me ngā wāhi tāpu o te iwi whānui.
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.]
[That aspect of the matter should be left for the committee and the report to explain. My real thrust is really to protect all Māori land and resources as well as places sacred to the public at large.]
Metiria TureiI seek leave to table a letter dated 7 April 2009 from the Office of Minister Sharples saying that neither he nor his office had had any correspondence with the Prime Minister, the Minister for Regulatory Reform, or the Minister of Finance about the proposed review of the overseas investment rules particularly as they relate to the foreshore and seabed.
I seek leave to table a second letter from the honourable Minister Sharples’ office dated 12 May 2009, again stating that no reports or correspondence had been received by his office from the Prime Minister, the Minister of Regulatory Reform, or the Minister of Finance over any proposed review of the Overseas Investment Act and those provisions relating to the foreshore and seabed.