Motions — Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora—70th Anniversary

Point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek leave to move a motion without notice and without debate to recognise the 70th anniversary of Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora, the Māori Women’s Welfare League, with a preceding mihi.

Is there any objection to that taking place? There appears to be none.

💬 Hon MEKA WHAITIRI: Ki aku maunga whakahī, aku awa whakairo whenua tēnā koutou katoa. Ka tika me mihi ki ngā māreikura o Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora kua riro atu ki te kōpū o Hine-nui-te-pō kau tonu te moe. Ki te hunga ora mā tātou ēnei mahi rangatira e kawe tonu ā haere ake nei. Ngā Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora whakanuia.

[To my proud mountains, to my rivers that carve out this land, greetings to you all. It is appropriate for me to acknowledge the esteemed members of the Māori Women’s Welfare League who have passed away. May you rest in peace. To the living, it is for us to continue their work in future generations. Let us celebrate the Māori Women’s Welfare League.]

I move, That the House note that in September 1951, the inaugural conference of Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora, the Māori Women’s Welfare League, was held in Wellington, with the late Dame Whina Cooper elected as its first president, and that the House celebrate the role of Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora in the advancement, enablement, and empowerment of Māori women and whānau.

Motion agreed to.