Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Associate Minister for Māori Development): I want to begin by acknowledging our Government team, and in particular my fellow Labour Māori MPs, who continue to represent the aspirations of Māori in this House. Minister Davis spoke in this debate last week and referenced the Leader of the Opposition opening up the National playbook and scrolling down through Don Brash's footnotes—jeez, talk about a blast from the past. It's clear that when all else fails that side of the House reverts to the politics of division, trying to sanitise history, and ignoring obligations set out under the Treaty of Waitangi. This is an interesting tactic, and if we look at the poll in weekend, it shows that that old playbook still isn't working. New Zealanders do not want to go backwards. 