Korako Nuk: Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective Redress and Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Claims Settlement Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeKorako Nuk: Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective Redress and Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Claims Settlement Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 13 April 2016. Volume:713;Page:10549. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]NUK KORAKO (National):Ātēnā koe. Te mea nui ki te mihi atu ki tō tātau Matua Nui i Te Raki ko ia te tīmataka me te whakaotika mō tātau katoa. Nō reira ka mihi au ki Te Kaihōmai o kā mea pai katoa. Ā tēnei te mihi ki ngā waka o Te Arawa Mātaatua Tākitimu nō reira nau mai nau mai haere mai ki Te Whare Pāremata. E ngā iwi o Tauraka Moana Ngāti Rangi Ngāti Pūkenga Ngāti Ranginui ka mihi. Ko WhakaraupōTeMoana ko Te Rakiwhakaputa TeTangata ko Te Poho o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua TeMauka ko Rāpaki o Te Rakiwhakaputa tōku marae. Kei te mihi ki te whanauka o Te Waka o Tākitimu Ngāti Ranginui. Nō reira e koutou rā ā tēnā koutou tēnā koutou e mihi atu ki a koutou katoa.[The most important thing is to praise our Great Father in Heaven He is the beginning and ending for us all. Therefore I give praises to the Provider of all things that are good. I acknowledge the canoes of Te Arawa Mātaatua and Tākitimu so welcome come hither and welcome to Parliament House. I acknowledge you the people of Tauranga Moana Ngāti Rangi Ngāti Pūkenga and Ngāti Ranginui welcome! Whakaraupō is the ocean Te Rakiwhakaputa is the man Te Poho o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua is the mountain and Rāpaki o Te Rakiputa is my marae. I bid you welcome my relatives of the Tākitimu canoe and Ngāti Ranginui. Salutations to you collectively and to us all.]That was first of all a welcome to all of the iwi of Tauraka Moana and to say on behalf of the Māori Affairs Committee it is indeed our honour to actually host you here at the beginning of the first reading of the Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective Redress and Nga Hapu o Ngati Ranginui Claims Settlement Bill. I know that the people here have been on a very long journey to get here today and I trust that now you are watching as your settlement enters its final stage before becoming a reality. I know you all feel all of the hard work that has gone into the process and you know that it is indeed worth it. The hard work of making this settlement work is the benefit of each and every one of these people here and your whānau whanauka whānau tautoko who are watching this back home.This omnibus bill ratifies two separate deeds of settlement: the Tauraka Moana Iwi settlement deed and the Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui deed of settlement. The Tauraka Moana Iwi collective comprises the three Bay of Plenty iwi centred around the Tauranga Harbour. This grouping into one collective reflects the fact that although each iwi will have its own settlement with the Crown the three are closely entwined and their interests overlap considerably.The collective deed of settlement is an important part of the settlement for each of these iwis so I just want to briefly cover that redress. There is the statutory acknowledgment of the cultural spiritual and historical and traditional associations of the Tauranga Moana iwi. There is a relationship agreement between the Department of Conservation and also Tauranga Moana. This agreement sets out how the parties will cooperate and enhance the conservation of their rohe. There is an arrangement for the management of the Mauao historic reserve. This reserve is currently managed by the Tauranga City Council and will be transferred to the new entity to provide a joint management arrangement.I know how Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui—and I acknowledge those who are here today particularly the various hapū as well. They are the hapū of Ngāti Te Wai Pirirākau Ngāti Taka Wairoa Hapū Ngāti Hangarau Ngāi Tamarāwaho Ngāi Te Ahi and Ngāti Ruahine as well. The Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui settlement recognises the great injustices that were committed by the Crown against the hapū of Ngāti Ranginui. In particular it recognises the loss of life that was caused through those land wars and the subsequent alienation of land under the raupatu.In all of this this is a day when the beginning of the end of that journey begins and I wish you all well for that journey the final part of it and we look forward at the Māori Affairs Committee to receiving you and hearing the submissions and continuing that journey to the finish when these deeds will become Acts of Parliament. I commend this bill to the House. Kia ora.