SPEECH Wednesday 25th September 2013 Spring Seminar on Emergency Medicine 2013 Skyline Redwoods Forest venue Tuesday 24 September 2013; 7pm Te Ururoa Flavell; Co-leader of the Mori Party

I want to thank Peter Freeman and Annabel Jeffery for inviting me to address your conference as the Co-leader of the Mori Party and the local member of parliament for this area of Waiariki.

At first glance, I wondered what the intimate connection would be between the Mori Party the first indigenous party in Government throughout the world and the Peripheral Hospitals Emergency Medicine Conference; the Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine, and the Australasian Society of Career Medical Officers.

So I browsed through your programme for a clue.

As I read, the reason for my invitation became even more of a mystery.

Haematology; orthopaedic injuries; wound care and sepsis appeared to have more in common with the after-match care following the exploits of the Parliamentary Rugby team than an average day in the House.

Although there were a couple of other plenary sessions that I could relate to such as ethical issues; what was I thinking or even places you can go with your probe.

As I was about to give up, I re-read the riding instructions I had been given to help me in preparing my krero to you tonight.

And thats when I hit rock bottom.

I was told that the Horizon lecture will be an inspiring family event with a strong Maori flavour.

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Flavell: Spring Seminar on Emergency Medicine 2013