陈耐锶国会议员就职演讲全文

12月1日，新当选华人国会议员陈耐锶在国会发表就职演讲。演讲为英文，中文翻译供参考。

（Tom Zhao 摄）

（毛利祷告文）Tena koutou e aku rangatiraTuarua ki nga mate, haere, haere, haere2 atu ra Kamihi ki te iwi ngati ToaKi a tatou e tau nei, kia ora

Tena Koutou, tena tatoa katoa.

您好议长先生，

我想对您当选表示祝贺。正是像您这样的人让像我这样26岁的年轻人参政变得容易一些。我希望有一天如果我有孩子的话，也仍然能够代表民众继续在议会工作。

首先我想表示对毛利人作为这片土地的守护者的认同。我一直认为，作为移民，我们需要与毛利人建立更牢固的关系，并对其文化有丰富的了解，这样才能真正理解这片土地。而了解到你们的历史中有一部分涉及到中国人，我感到非常兴奋。自从1842年第一个中国人Appo Hocton来到新西兰以来，我们两个民族就有了相互联系。我希望能多讲讲这个故事。我把自己看作是一位盟友，秉承《条约》里的原则，并希望有一天也能成为你们大家庭的一份子。

对于在我之前来到这里的中国人，我向你们致敬，无论是这个国家还是国会，特别是已经在这里生活了几代的华人。这个社区尽管遇到了诸如人头税之类的逆境，他们仍是靠着顽强的拼搏，通过金矿开采，农业，以及开洗衣店和蔬菜店等生意在社会中蓬勃发展起来。我向老一辈移民的拼搏精神致敬，并希望通过共同的努力来帮助保存这段历史。

议长先生，我的国会旅程始于我父亲，他今天也在观众席。1996年他带着$200美元来到新西兰，经过两年的艰苦工作并克服了许多困难，比如移民局丢了他的文件等——我知道Kris（现移民部长）现在把移民工作管理的好多了——妈妈和我于1999年来到他的身边。我的父母曾当过骨科医生和妇科医生，当有机会来新西兰时，他们丝毫没有犹豫，因为我的父亲始终怀有对西方自由社会的渴望，而新西兰正是完美的目的地。

作为一个国家的新公民有巨大的挑战。我的父母从未参过政，而作为移民，他们很难理解复杂的MMP制度，也无法适应国会之中的高强对抗式的辩论方式，因为这与他们家乡的方式截然不同。跟许多同事的经历不同的是，我家的餐桌上从来不讨论政治，而是讨论社区内的事情。无论是如何更好地帮助病人，还是当地教会的下一次活动，我都知道我的父母始终将邻里的需求放在首位。通常，我会在半夜醒来，发现他们被叫去调解家庭纠纷。他们在我心中埋下了永远服务于周围人的种子。尽管有时面对背叛和失望，他们向我展示了如何在艰难时期中坚持不懈，如何保持正直，真诚和大局观。今天我向他们致敬。

作为一个年轻的移民在新西兰长大，就像是一次社会实验，而我要时刻平衡两个方面，一方面人们会有种刻板印象，比如亚洲人刻苦练钢琴以及数学成绩好等；而我也有很新西兰的一面，每当我赤脚回家且身上没带书的时候，妈妈总是会很失望。一直以来，我常为父母担任翻译，比如与房东或水电公司打交道的时候，甚至在学校家长会时也是如此。然而，当我上中学以后，他们就不再去家长会了，因为他们意识到他们所获得的信息都是有些单方面的！

议长先生，大多数1.5代移民都有类似的经历。而今天我希望能够为他们每一个人庆祝和欢呼，当他们在社区中找到适合自己的位置时，无论是上6点钟的新闻，还是成为大公司的合伙人或社区中的领导角色。我们一直都是，也将继续做我们家庭和社区的桥梁。

但令我兴奋的是，我们将把新的想法带入新西兰，并帮助塑造一个崭新的新西兰。今天，尽管新西兰有5％的华人，而华裔议员却只有我一个，对此我深感遗憾。移民参政面临巨大障碍。我们的故事通常不是由我们自己来讲述，而是通过有偏见的媒体来讲述。我将利用这个平台，努力为社区发声，并与我们所经历的种族歧视作抗争。同时，华人社区也须向内看。本地中文媒体经常会做有选择性的片面报道，并有时缺乏对我们国家和制度的了解。但让我充满希望的是，我是第一个站在这里的1.5代中国移民，而我可以看到我这一代人正在崛起。

议长先生，我有一句经常被间接引用的话：“我对政治不感兴趣。” 如果仅从表面上看的话，它仍然是对的。实际上，我整个领导力的养成过程都是被动的。我一生真正的梦想是成为一名家庭主妇。从高中华人委员会开始，我总是被人找去做领导的角色。我的好朋友Max（当时是一个完全陌生的人）给了我一个机会去领导女校委员会，然而回首过去，当时我所拥有的唯一领导才能就是嗓门儿够大，可以使一屋子过分兴奋的青少年迅速安静下来。然后，少数族裔办公室找我参加青年领袖计划，这个计划让我产生了对公共服务的热情。一年后，Max又建议让我加入新西兰中国学生联合会(NZCSA)。在这里我想感谢Max一直给我提供新的机会，让我养成了热爱一切的习惯。他教会了我如何进行批判性和独立思考，当然也是我身边最吹毛求疵的批判者。成为NZCSA的主席是我从未想过的事情，但却是那种“如果不是我，那么是谁？”的时刻。在NZCSA中，我意识到大多数中国学生从未真正融入主流。他们来到新西兰，但仍然生活在自己的小团体中，在本地华企中寻找工作，而我很快意识到这一点也反映在了更广泛的华人社区中。

议长先生，我相信每个移民都需要通过接纳新西兰的价值观来融入新西兰。也许这些价值观的实质需要进一步讨论，但是我想里面应该包括《条约》里的原则，善良以及多样性。这并不意味着我们禁止人们保留自己的文化或宗教信仰，远非如此。相反，我们必须为每一种文化喝彩，因为我们知道正是它们使得这个国家强大。在新西兰这样一个多元化的社会中，我们永远不应纵容种族主义，反之，我们应该让每种文化都融合进新西兰，从而使其成为一种独特的文化，比如新西兰华裔文化，新西兰韩国裔文化以及新西兰穆斯林文化等。而这些不同的价值观和文化的融合，将是我在国会任职期间社会所面对最大的挑战。

议长先生，在我加入工党的故事里，我也依然是被动的。故事说霍建强议员在一次活动中听到我发言，而两周后就邀请我做工党候选人。我仍然认为这有点草率。我仍然记得我们是在他的律所见的面，当时我带着我的简历，以为他会给我一份律师的工作。当我说我想成为一名刑事律师时，他笑了。老实说我也说不准国会议员和刑事律师哪个更好。我感谢工党的大家庭慷慨地接受了我，并感谢我党领导人的信任，信任我可以在国会中代表你们的价值观。我想对Claire，Nigel，Andrew，Paul以及整个党部表示感谢。

议长先生，我很幸运海伦·克拉克曾经担任新西兰总理。我母亲在工作中得到的额外帮助都被用于我的钢琴，长笛，然后是低音提琴和低音大提琴课程花费了。音乐在我的成长过程中发挥了重要作用。它为我提供了建立信心，表达情感和结交朋友的平台。我在艺术方面充满热情，借我青年合唱团同事Rachel Boyack的话（她上周在开幕式上演唱得如此优美）：“当艺术强盛时，我们的国家就强大了。” 感谢前总理海伦·克拉克在支持新西兰人才方面所发挥的领导作用。我希望通过音乐和艺术继续努力以推广新西兰的独特身份。当然也谢谢您回复我Instagram上发的消息。

议长先生，作为国会中第二年轻的人，尽管我和Chloe(绿党议员)生日相隔仅四个月，我们达成一致意见称自己为“国会里的年轻人”。我知道Chloe您也对此深感兴趣。我想为支持下一代年轻人参政（包括来自所有社区的年轻人）而做出的努力。我的领导理念一直是“促进卓越（to facilitate excellence）”。这意味着我将花些时间降低壁垒，使一些概念通俗化并为我期望的领导者行为树立榜样，让政治不再遥不可及。今天我邀请的朋友中有很多都带了小孩子来到这里，因为我希望他们有机会在小时候就能感到这是他们的国会，触手可及。我希望他们像我一样幸运，不仅可以被邀请参加如此优秀的政党，还可以在途中遇到良师益友和一个自己可以归属的族群。

议长先生，作为年轻人意味着我们是今天做出的决定的接受者。当国会正不断出台法律政策努力渡过我们一生中最大的经济和健康挑战之一的时候，我希望可以提出一些新的想法。我认为，复苏期是重新定义经济的机会，会使其比以往更强大，更具韧性。我相信高科技，特别是绿色环保的科技，将带领我们进入经济繁荣。我相信世界渴望新的灵感，我们需要通过吸引创新型企业，并鼓励新西兰人打破陈规的方式，大胆的推出支持这些行业的政策。尽管我们是一个小国，但我们可以发挥我们独特的影响力，我希望国会永远不要忘记这种力量。

议长先生，在入职培训的最后几周里，有人告诉我们在担任公职后要保持良好的人际关系有多么困难，所以今天我要事先请所有朋友原谅，并告诉大家，您的友谊和爱是对我来说非常重要。议长先生，在观众席中有我自中学以来最好的朋友。我们的友谊始于7年级的第一天，当时她来到我身边，问说：“我们可以成为朋友吗？” 在我生命中的每一个重要事件中，她都在后台默默支持。当我告诉她今年我的排名并很有可能进入国会时，她哭了。我妈妈都没有那么激动！感谢那些在艰难的岁月中与我们站在一起的人：Yingrui，Tracy，Ken，还有我的2017年竞选团队的LiangLiang，Bill，Martin以及我的Botany选区大家庭的Ben和Judy，Ming以及Lance作为主席的整个地方选举委员会。感谢Song，总是在我最需要的时候挺身而出，并感谢Ed，搞定所有的宣传物料。我能站在这里是因为他们给予我的爱，而我希望将这份爱传递给我接触并服务的所有人。

我很荣幸能够进入MMP历史上规模最大的党组，我非常感谢我们的领导人Jacinda Ardern总理一路给予我的鼓励。您是一个年轻女孩能想得到的最好的老板，一直照顾着我，并确保我不会感到孤单。

议长先生，总而言之，如果有人对我或我将成为的那个自己人赞不绝口的话，那就让它映出我的创造者。愿上帝保佑我们的国家，让它成为世界的光明灯塔，成为世界上发生的一切的避风港。

(毛利语祷告文) Ka koa te hunga ngakau mahaki: ka riro hoki i a ratou te whenua. Ka koa te hunga e hiakai ana, e hiainu ana, ki te tika: e makona hoki ratou.No rera

谢谢议长先生。 

Photo credit: Tom Zhao

（以上为简译，仅供参考，具体内容请见原文）

英文原文

Naisi Chen Maiden Speech Text

Tena koutou e aku rangatiraTuarua ki nga mate, haere, haere, haere2 atu ra Kamihi ki te iwi ngati ToaKi a tatou e tau nei, kia ora

Tena Koutou, tena tatoa katoa.

Tena Koe Mr Speaker,

I want to congratulate you on your election. It's people like you that makes it a little bit easier for people like me, a 26 year old to come into politics. I hope that one day I will have children of my own while still working to represent our people in this house.

To Tangata whenua, I acknowledge you. I have always believed that as migrants, we need to build stronger relationships with Māori and gain a rich appreciation of tikanga in order to truly understand the land to which we want to belong to. I’m also really excited that a part of your history involves the Chinese people. Since the first Chinese person, Appo Hocton, came to New Zealand in 1842 our whanaus have been interconnected. This is a story which I look forward to telling more. I commit myself to you as an ally, as someone who upholds the principles of te tiriti and hopefully one day as your whanau too.

I acknowledge the Chinese that have come before me. Both in this country and in this house - especially the ones that have been here for generations. They have been a community despite adversity like the poll tax and have thrived in all endeavors including gold mining, then in agriculture then in laundromats and vege stores. I acknowledge you all for your spirit and hard work, and look forward to working together to help preserve that knowledge and history.

Mr. Speaker, my journey to this house started with my father who is in the gallery here today arriving in Aotearoa in 1996, with just $200 dollars in his pockets. After two years of hard work and lots of challenges along the way like having his files lost by immigration - I know Kris is running a better department now - my mum and I arrived here in 1999 to join him. My parents practiced as an osteopathist and gynecologist but didn’t think twice when offered the chance to come to New Zealand. My dad always had a soul that longed for freedom - Aotearoa was his perfect country.

Being new citizens of a country brought huge challenges. My parents were never engaged in politics. Being migrants they could not understand the complicated MMP system or keep up with the fighting and adversarial ways of this house because it was very different to what they saw at home.

Unlike many colleagues in this house, politics was not discussed at our dinner table. But our community was. Whether it was how to better help a patient they saw that day or the details of the next event they had to organise for our local church, I knew my parents were always focused on their neighbours' needs above their own.

Often I'd wake up in the middle of the night to find that they've been called out to mediate a domestic dispute. They installed in me a never ending commitment to serving those around me. Despite sometimes facing betrayal and disappointment, they have demonstrated to me how to persevere in hard times, how to hold on to integrity and stay true to the vision from above. I acknowledge them today in this house.

Growing up in New Zealand as a young migrant was like a social experiment. I was trying to balance the stereotypical asian piano practice and good maths grades against the really kiwi side of always disappointing my mum when I came home barefoot and with no books in my bag.

All the while often playing translator for my parents in dealings with landlords, utility companies and at parent teacher interviews. They stopped going by intermediate because they realised the information they were getting was somewhat single sided! Mr. Speaker, I am not unique in these experiences as they are shared by most 1.5 generation migrants. I want to be able to celebrate and cheer on each of them in this house as they take their rightful place in our community. Whether it be on the 6 o’clock news, being made a partner at large firms or in leadership roles within the community. We have been and continue to be bridges back to our families and communities.

But what excites me is that we will be the people who will bring fresh ideas to New Zealand and help shape a New New Zealand. I stand here today as the only MP of Chinese ethnicity, despite 5% of the population identifying with this ethnicity. So I say that with regret. There are huge barriers for migrant communities in getting into politics. Our stories are often not told by us but through a biased media. With my platform, I will fight to have our voices heard and fight against the racism we experience. But the Chinese community must look inwards as well. The Chinese language media is often selective in the information it portrays and has demonstrated a lack of understanding of our country and our system. What gives me hope is that I’m the first 1.5 generation Chinese and I can see my generation rising up.

Mr. Speaker, my perhaps most taken out of context quote was that “I have no interest in politics.” Taken at face value and it is still rather true. In fact, my whole entire journey of leadership was quite a passive one. All my life I had one dream really, to become a housewife. I was always asked and shoulder tapped to take leadership roles and to get involved which started with our high school chinese committee. My good friend Max - then a complete stranger - offered me the role of girls school leader when, looking back, the only leadership quality I possessed was a voice loud enough to silence a room full of over-excited teenagers. OEC then approached me for the young leaders program - something that has shaped my passion for public service. And then a year later, Max came back to me and said I should join NZCSA. Thank you Max for always opening up new opportunities for me, for installing in me a love of all things strategy. Of teaching me how to think critically and independently, for being my biggest critic. Being president of the NZCSA was something I never wanted but it was one of those’ if not me, then who?’ moments. In NZCSA, I realised that most Chinese students never really integrated into the mainstream. They come to New Zealand but still hang out in their own groups, seeking employment from Chinese businesses which I soon realised reflected the wider Chinese community. 

Mr. Speaker, I believe that every migrant needs to integrate into New Zealand by adopting kiwi values. Perhaps the substance of those values requires further discussion, but I would like to suggest the principles of te tiriti, kindness, diversity. This does not mean we forbid people from practicing their own culture or religion, far from it. Rather we must celebrate every culture, knowing that it strengthens this country. In a society as diverse as New Zealand we shouldn’t ever condone racism but instead, be able to let each culture adapt to New Zealand so that it becomes a uniquely kiwi-chinese kiwi-korean kiwi-muslim culture. The harmonisation of New Zealand values and cultural heritage, that’s what I see as the biggest challenge in our society during the years I will serve in this house.

Mr. Speaker, the passivity continued in the story of how I joined the Labour Party. I still think it was borderline reckless when two weeks after Raymond Huo heard me speak at a function that he asked whether I wanted to become a candidate for the Labour Party. I still remember our meeting was at his law firm and I had my CV in my bag thinking he would be offering me a job there. He laughed when I said I wanted to be a criminal lawyer although I don’t know if being a parliamentarian is any better. Thank you to the Labour whanau for being so generous in accepting me for who I am and the leaders of our party for trusting me to represent your values here in this house. To Claire, Nigel, Andrew, Paul and the entire NZ Council, thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I was lucky Helen Clark was our Prime Minister. The little bit of extra help my mother got from work was put towards my piano, flute then eventually double bass and tuba lessons. Music played a huge part in my upbringing. It gave me a platform to build my confidence, to express my emotions and make friends. I am deeply passionate about the arts sector and borrowing what my colleague Rachel Boyack said to the youth choir who so beautifully sang at our state opening last week - when the arts is strong, then our country is strong. Thank you Helen Clark for the leadership you showed in supporting kiwi talent. I hope to continue your legacy in the promotion of our unique New Zealand identity through music and the arts. And thank you, for replying to my Instagram messages.

Mr. Speaker, being the second-youngest in this house although Chloe and I are just 4 months apart I think we’ve settled on calling ourselves the young people of Parliament. Shout out to Chloe because I know you are deeply passionate about this too. I would like to leave this place seeing my efforts supporting the next generation of young politicians come to fruition - young politicians from all communities. My leadership philosophy has always been ‘to facilitate excellence’. That means I will put in the mahi to make politics more accessible by taking the time to break down jargon, to actually explain concepts and model the behaviour I expect of leaders. I invited all my guests to bring their young children here today because I want them to have the chance at an early age to feel like this is their Parliament, a place accessible to them. I hope they are as fortunate as I am to not only be shoulder tapped by an incredible party, but find mentors along the way and a tribe to call their own.

Mr. Speaker, being a young person means being the recipient of decisions made today. As this house makes laws to navigate through one of the biggest economic and health challenges in our lifetime, I want to bring new ideas to the table. I see the recovery period as being a unique opportunity to redefine our economy, build it up to be stronger and more resilient than before. I believe that high tech, but green tech will lead us into economic prosperity. I believe this time the world is looking for inspiration and we need to push bold policies that support these industries by attracting innovative firms to our shores and encouraging kiwis to think outside of the box. Although we are a small country we can influence, I hope this house never forgets that power.

Mr. Speaker over the last few weeks during induction we've been told how difficult it is to have good personal relationships while holding public office so today I ask forgiveness of all my friends in advance and to tell you all that your friendship and love is incredibly important to me. In the gallery, Mr. Speaker is my best friend since intermediate. Our friendship started from the first day of year 7 when she came up to me and asked “can we be friends?” She has been backstage at every single important event of my life, she cried when I told her that my list placing this year meant I’d most likely get into Parliament. Mum wasn't even that emotional! Thank you to those who stood with us over the many tough years. Yingrui, Tracy, Ken, my 2017 team LiangLiang, Bill, Martin and my new Botany family Ben and Judy, Ming and the entire LEC chaired by Lance. Thank you to Song for always picking everything up when I’ve dropped the ball, and Ed for always hooking me up with cool collateral. I stand here because of the love they’ve given me and I want to pass on that love to all the people I come in contact with and serve.

I am privileged to serve in the largest caucus ever in MMP history and I am extremely thankful to our leader the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern for the words of encouragement she’s given me along the way. Jacinda, you’re the best boss any young girl could ask for, someone who looks out for you, and makes sure you don’t feel alone.

Mr. Speaker, at the end of the day if there is any praise for anything I am or eventually become then let it reflect my maker. May God bless our nation and let it be a beacon of light to the world and a haven for everything that's going on in the world.

Ka koa te hunga ngakau mahaki: ka riro hoki i a ratou te whenua. Ka koa te hunga e hiakai ana, e hiainu ana, ki te tika: e makona hoki ratou.

No rera

Thank you Mr. speaker.