I also regret to inform the House of the death on 23 September 2021 of Taito Phillip Field, who represented the Ōtara electorate between 1993 and 1996, and the electorate of Māngere between 1996 and 2008. He was New Zealand's first member of Parliament who was of Pacific Island descent. Taito Phillip Field was the Minister of State, Associate Minister of Justice, Associate Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, and Associate Minister of Social Development and Employment from 2003 to 2005. He was awarded the 1990 Commemoration Medal for services to the community.