Adrian Rurawhe

Yeah

... lost Adrian Rurawhe-

Yeah

... uh, just recently.

I'll, uh, be really frank with you, I'm always quite skeptical about the polls of the Maori seats.

If you take, uh, the late Adrian Rurawhe who we farewelled, um, last week, h- h- every poll in his seat showed that he was gonna lose, and every election he won.

So I'm, I'm a little skeptical about them.

But you know, Maori seats are very, very hard to poll.

You still don't see that as a read on what's likely to happen?

We, we're competing vigorously in all of the Maori seats.

And as I said, you know, so the one that you just mentioned, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer standing in the seat that Adrian Rurawhe used to hold, every poll showed that he was gonna lose that seat, and every election result he actually won reasonably comfortably.

Yeah.

...

Adrian Rurawhe passed away recently.

Yes.

Uh, you, you respected him greatly, didn't you?

Oh.

Ad- Adrian Rurawhe, who was the former speaker.

Yes.

Sorry.

It says the world instead needs to do all it can to limit the so-called overshoot and then reverse it.

it.Parliament's speaker has paid tribute to his predecessor, saying Adrian Rurawhe has a gentle authority that brought dignity to Parliament.

Jeremey Brownlee led a parliamentary delegation to Whangaereu Marae near Whanganui for Adrian Rurawhe's tangi.

The former Labor speaker died this week.

Speaking to those assembled, Jeremey Brownlee said while Adrian Rurawhe had a gentle nature, he was able to use it to terrify people who wanted to take him on.

I've a number of times took points of order that I thought were very important, and Adrian would sit there with a smile on his face just looking at you, which basically said, "Sit down, idiot." [laughing]

Jeremey Brownlee also mentioned the two pou that sit either side of Parliament steps, which were Adrian Rurawhe's initiative.

Christchurch City Council says tsunami sirens are being removed because they aren't a reliable way to warn people in an emergency.

So, uh, lots to cover tonight.

Simon, I thought we would just pay, start by paying tribute to Adrian Rurawhe who passed away this week.

Uh, look, I, I've had no interaction with him.

I- he's had a very good voting record.

Mm.

So Sir Trevor got one, uh, a good few years back.

Adrian Rurawhe would've got one as well, it just hadn't, if you will, been processed yet.

Ah.

So the flags are flying at half-mast, are they?

Not only that, the condolence book has been set up at Parliament today for Adrian Rurawhe.

Uh, he was just 65 when he died yesterday.

Um, but it's incredible when you think about it.

It urges the union to reject full automation of marking for high-stakes assessments and supports a hybrid model where teachers keep control.

Parliament's flags will be flown at half-mast to mark the death of former Speaker Adrian Rurawhe, who's died following an illness.

The current Speaker, Jeren Brownlee, says he's deeply saddened.

He described Adri- Adrian Rurawhe as a gentleman who brought a calm manner to the Speaker's chair and a dignity to Parliament.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says superannuation costs are not a problem, but the size of the economy is.

During yesterday's Treasury update, Secretary Ian Rennie said the country's financial position is unsustainable because of the aging population and ballooning superannuation costs.