▁the ▁D P B ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁name ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁their ▁child . ▁He ▁also ▁acknowled ged ▁ad option ▁as ▁an ▁acceptable ▁option , ▁particularly ▁for ▁te en age ▁girls , ▁and ▁drew ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁in ▁numbers ▁of ▁single ▁moth ers ▁giving ▁birth ▁to ▁additional ▁children ▁while ▁already ▁receiving ▁the ▁single - parent ▁D P B ▁benefit . ▁ ▁Some ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁speech ▁put ▁his ▁Social ▁W elf are ▁sp ok esp erson , ▁K atherine ▁Rich , ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁Br ash , ▁and ▁he ▁fired ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁port folio , ▁prom oting ▁the ▁MP ▁for ▁Cle ved on , ▁Jud ith ▁Collins , ▁in ▁her ▁place . ▁ ▁View s ▁on ▁race - rel ations ▁ ▁M ā ori ▁identity ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁O re wa ▁speech ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Br ash ' s ▁public ▁statements ▁on ▁race ▁relations ▁received ▁significant ▁attention , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁media ▁and ▁online . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁election ▁campaign , ▁he ▁critic ised ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁pow hi ri ▁in ▁wel coming ▁international ▁visitors : ▁ ▁I ▁mean , ▁I ▁think ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁Ma ori ▁culture ▁but ▁why ▁is ▁it ▁that ▁we ▁always ▁use ▁a ▁semi - nak ed ▁male , ▁sometimes ▁quite ▁pale - sk inned ▁Ma ori , ▁le aping ▁around ▁in , ▁you ▁know , ▁mock ▁battle ? ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Br ash ▁stated ▁that : ▁ ▁There ▁are