Our world, our reality, as Te Ao Māori is never reflected in the speeches, policies, legislation, or Budgets that are put forward in this House by successive Governments. That is why we are here. It is the role of Te Paati Māori in Parliament, whether on the cross-benches, in Opposition, or in Government, to fight to ensure that every Budget that is put forward in this House is a Budget that restores power and resources to whānau, hapū, and iwi; that every Budget is a Budget that delivers for Māori and honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Funding for Māori programmes will not work if these programmes aren't conceptualised, designed, managed, and governed by Māori. Funding for Māori programmes indeed have to be ma te Māori, ki te Māori, mo te Māori, e ai ki te Māori—by Māori, to Māori, for Māori, according to Māori. 