Little AndrewNGĀTI HINERANGI CLAIMS SETTLEMENT BILLSecond ReadingHon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations): I move That the Ngāti Hinerangi Claims Settlement Bill be now read a second time.This bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed by Ngāti Hinerangi and the Crown in May 2019. The deed of settlement settles all the remaining historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngāti Hinerangi. Ngāti Hinerangi is an iwi from the eastern Waikato based in Matamata. The area of interest of Ngāti Hinerangi extends from Matamata to Tauranga Moana including part of the Kaimai Range. The historical claims of Ngāti Hinerangi relate to conflict with the Crown in Tauranga including the 1847 Tauranga bush campaign the Crown's confiscation of land in Tauranga and the operation of the Native Land Court from 1865. Ngāti Hinerangi were left virtually landless by these actions which have contributed to their economic and social marginalisation within New Zealand society and the loss of traditional tribal structures.This bill comprises three parts detailing cultural and commercial redress and the Crown's apology redress. I will give a more fulsome account of the content of the bill when we come to our third reading and I look forward to the opportunity to do that. For the purposes however of this second reading I acknowledge Te Puāwaitanga o Ngāti Hinerangi Iwi Trust including all members of the negotiating team. I acknowledge Ngāti Hinerangi representatives who are in the House today including Phil Smith chair of the trust; trustees Dianna Vaimoso Chris Wilson; and their whānau. Can I say what a great pleasure it was to be hosted by them at their marae in northern Waikato in May last year and it was a very sunny and very grand day and a great occasion and a great celebration. It was a great opportunity to catch up with those who have been the driving force on the side of the iwi to get to this point. The dedication and determination of those personalities has been vital in paving our way towards this settlement.I also acknowledge the previous Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations the Hon Christopher Finlayson as well as the Government agencies and local authorities for their contributions to the bill. I also thank the chair and the members of the Māori Affairs Committee. Both the chair and the committee have done an excellent job in progressing this bill.The proposed bill gives effect to those elements of the deed of settlement which require a statute. The bill was referred to the Māori Affairs Committee on 19 September 2019. The committee reported back to the House on 19 March this year. The committee received and considered 47 submissions on the bill: 43 submitters supported the bill and four submitters opposed the bill; nine submitters spoke to their submissions at Matamata in December; and four of the submitters sought changes to the bill. I'd like to extend my thanks again to the committee for their excellent work in the effort and consideration of the bill. They read and listened to the submissions and carefully considered whether these should result in any change to the bill. The committee didn't recommend any substantive changes as a result but the committee did however make some minor technical amendments to the bill and it is a better piece of legislation as a result. I'm satisfied with the committee's recommendations as they will ensure that the redress agreed in the Ngāti Hinerangi deed of settlement can be properly implemented through this bill.I want to make special mention here of Ngāti Hinerangi's overlapping interests process because this is always a difficult and often fraught process between iwi at the point of concluding a settlement. As part of the overlapping interests process Ngāti Hinerangi agreed to transfer ownership in full or in part of three cultural redress properties to Tauranga Moana iwi. The bill provides for these arrangements to be implemented post settlement. Ngāti Hinerangi engaged in a process that demonstrated great leadership and pragmatism. These arrangements to address overlapping interests will provide for a long-lasting relationship between Ngāti Hinerangi and Tauranga Moana iwi.In conclusion this second reading is of course part of the last stage of the settlement process that seeks to recognise what is important to Ngāti Hinerangi and to provide redress for historical breaches of the Treaty. As we often acknowledge in this House no amount of redress will ever be enough to fully and truly and properly compensate for the hurt and the harm and the mamae caused by the Crown's actions in the past but this is a step towards acknowledgment recognition and reconciliation and I hope that it can allow for Ngāti Hinerangi to have confidence for the future. I commend this bill to the House. Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā tātou katoa.