Obituaries — Hon Koro Tainui Wētere, CBE

I regret to inform the House of the death on 23 June 2018 of the Hon Koro Tainui Wētere, CBE, who represented the Western Maori electorate between 1969 and 1996. He was Minister of Māori Affairs from 1984 to 1990, and held a number of other ministerial portfolios during his parliamentary career, including Minister of Lands and Minister of Forests.

E hiahia ana ahau hei māngai mō Te Whare nei ki te whakapuaki nei o te mamae kua pā ki te ngākau, me te aroha ki te whānau pani o te mema o mua kua hinga nei. Kia inoi au kia tū wahangū tātou ko ngā mema o Te Whare ka tangi ki a ia.

[As the Speaker of this House, I would like to express the pain in our hearts, and our love to the bereaved family of the past member who has passed away. I request that all members of the House stand together in silence to mourn him.]

Members stood as a mark of respect.