The United Nations has warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis in Myanmar with an intensification of violence and a rapid rise in poverty. We are disappointed to see the comments of the Government of China and their refusal to condemn these actions. The innocent lives of ordinary people are continually being sacrificed in the power games of imperial powers. We have seen it with Myanmar and Tibet, we've seen it in the Ukraine and Eastern Europe, and we've seen it in the Middle East. Aotearoa must strengthen our commitments to human rights and denounce these acts, whoever they are committed by. We can be an example of the world leader nation with an independent foreign policy that reflects our place in the South Pacific. That is what Te Paati Māori will support and continue to fight for. Nō reira, tēnā tātou katoa.