Wall Louisa: Te Tau Ihu Claims Settlement Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWall Louisa: Te Tau Ihu Claims Settlement Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 05 June 2013. Volume:690;Page:10811. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]LOUISA WALL (Labour—Manurewa): Kia ora Mr Speaker.E ngā mana ngāwhānau o Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka-a-Māui. Tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā tātou katoa. It is my pleasure to add my voice to the celebration of today and to congratulate Te Tau Ihu and all the whānau who have been involved in getting us to the point that we are at now. I also want to acknowledge the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations and his team who have brought us to this place.There are two parts to this process. There is the part of us trying as the Hon Tau Henare has said to go through the truth and reconciliation of the history of Aotearoa New Zealand. What I want to highlight as always is the generosityfrom our hapū and iwi who are settling as Denise Roche has said for a lot less than what was taken from you. That spirit of generosity always has to be acknowledged because without it we would not be able to move on. For me this process that we are in signifies us moving on it signifies a maturing of our nation and it also signifies a strength in Māoridom. We will take some of our whenua back we will take some pūtea back but we will also take which I want to highlight the opportunity for us to take some of our names back and to have customary use of eels which is in subpart 8 of Part 2 of the Te Tau Ihu Claims Settlement Bill. We will take back statutory kaitiaki and customary use of tītī.What I want to say about these developments is that in some ways they are constitutional recognitions. It is quite interesting that at the moment we are having this constitutional dialogue and certain things are off the table but in fact what these Treaty settlements are doing is recognising hapū and iwi as first sovereigns of Aotearoa because you will participate in processes and on boards in partnership with the Crown. I actually think that the most significant aspect of these Treaty settlements is that you are being recognised as hapū and iwi specifically for your kaitiakitanga your guardianship your right to be involved in these processes forevermore. So that for me is the major significance of these settlement bills.I also wanted to say that this signifies the crossing of a halfway point in terms of the Treaty settlement process. I saw some information earlier in the week that said that we have had 62 settlements totalling $1.4 billion. So the fiscal cap that was rolled out inthe 1990s trying to limit this truth and reconciliation process is well and truly over. I want to acknowledge the fact that we have not been constrained financially in terms of that redress. We have got about another 60 to go.I also wanted to specifically highlight “Ka Mate! Ka Mate!” and thank you on behalf of New Zealanders—and thank you on behalf of Māoridom actually—for the use of “Ka Mate! Ka Mate!”. I cannot wait to go to the rugby on Saturday night. I am going to go and watch the All Blacks beat France but what I will also enjoy is the fact that “Ka Mate! Ka Mate!” will start that match. I think that that significance can never be underestimated. I know that Ngāti Toa Rangatira have been fighting since 1998 to trademark the haka and what this legislation does is essentially cut out that legal fight and recognise for ever that Te Rauparaha was the composer and Ngāti Toa for ever are the legal owners of “Ka Mate! Ka Mate!”. I think that is hugely significant and I think it is hugely significant that there is a 5-year review clause in this legislation because who knows what will happen in the future? So there will always be through this bill protection of your ownership in some ways of “Ka Mate! Ka Mate!” or a recognition that it originated from your tūpuna.I do not want to hold up the settlement process today. I am no longer on the Māori Affairs Committee. One of the things that I have loved about being in this House is having the honour of hearing the submissions from whānau and visiting all the areas that Tau has talked about. It is an incredibly humbling experience to share this day with all of you. I hope that you take some sense of satisfaction from it. Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnātātoukatoa.