LOUISA WALL (Labour): Tēnā koe e te Māngai o te Whare, tēnā koutou katoa. I guess the question before us tonight is what rights do our tangata whenua, Māori, have in local government decision-making, and what status do Māori have as the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa? Lest we forget, we're a colonised country. Lest we forget that, actually, Māori have undergone racist and incredibly detrimental actions by the Crown in our country for us to be able to stand proudly as New Zealand's indigenous people. When we look at the issue of indigenous representation, yes, we should look at our New Zealand Parliament. We created the Māori seats and we continue to have the Māori seats because, for our democracy, we believe that specific Māori representation and specific Māori voices in this Parliament are fundamental to how our democracy will function, because of the status we have as the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand. 