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Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Attorney-General) on behalf of the Minister of Corrections: I move, That the Corrections (Use of Court Cells) Amendment Bill be now read a second time.
 
 
DAVID GARRETT (ACT) to the Minister of Justice: How much, if anything, did the taxpayer pay in legal aid for Graeme Burton to defend the recent charge of attempted murder, for which he was found guilty?
 
 
Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations): E ngā uri o te Awa Tupua i a Whanganui, Te Ātihau-nui-a-Paparangi me ōna hapū, ko Hinengākau, ko Tama Upoko me Tūpoho, tēnei te mihi atu ki a koutou e kaha nei ki te kawe i ngā moemoeā o ō koutou tūpuna, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa. Ka tika hoki te kōrero “Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au.”

[I acknowledge you collectively, descendants of the eponymous river Whanganui: namely, Te Ātihau-nui-a-Paparangi and its subtribes, Hinengākau, Tama Upoko, and Tūpoho, on your efforts to fulfil the dreams of your ancestors. Greetings, greetings, and greetings to you all. The saying “I am the river and the river is me.” is most appropriate.]
 
 
Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations) : Ngāti Apa rohe, Ngāti Apa tangata, ngā kanohi o te maunga tūpuna i a Pārae Kāratu, ngā uri o ngā hapū o ngā wai rongonui, mai i Rangitīkei ki Ngā Wairiki, rau rangatira mā, tēnei te mihi atu ki a koutou i tēnei rā nui, rā tino whakahirahira. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

I tēnei wā, e whakaaro anō mō te hunga kua mene atu ki te pō. E ngā mate, moe mai, moe mai, moe mai rā.

[To the region and people of Ngāti Apa, to the representatives of the ancestral mountain Pārae Kāratu, descendants of the subtribes of the renowned waters, from Rangitīkei to Ngā Wairiki, and indeed to the many chiefs, I acknowledge you on this great day of real significance. Greetings to you, greetings to you, and greetings to you all.

My thoughts at this moment are with those who have passed away. Rest, sleep, and slumber on. ]