Korako NukNUK KORAKO (National): Tēnā koe e Te Mana Whakawā tēnā rā koutou ngā pou waitaka o tō tātou matua tīpuna e ngā manuhiri tūāraki o Kurahaupō Waka Ruahine o Tararua mauka Rangitāne o Manawatu ā tēnā koutou tēnā koutou mauria mai he whakaako ki te kaupapa nunui nō reira nau mai haere mai whakatau mai ki Te Whare Pāremata nō reira e mihi atu ana ki a koutou katoa.[Thank you Mr Deputy Speaker and to you collectively esteemed pillars of our ancestral forefather. And so acknowledgments and greetings to you visitors from afar of the Kurahaupō waka of the mountain range of Ruahine and of Rangitāne o Manawatu. Bring forth a learning in regard to the matter of huge significance so come hither come forth and pay homage to Parliament House. Therefore I commend you all.]It is indeed my pleasure to take this call for the second reading of the Rangitāne o Manawatu Claims Settlement Bill. It is also a privilege to stand as the chair of the Māori Affairs Committee and to have this opportunity to contribute to the second reading of this Rangitāne o Manawatu Treaty settlement bill. What I would like to do is go through a number of the processes and a number of the take actually that were discussed at the Māori Affairs Committee following the first reading when moving it through to scrutinising the bill and then seeking information from iwi and also non-Māori as well.What I want to highlight—one part of it—is that we received submissions on this bill. There were nine of them. We went to Palmerston North to hear five of the submissions. The majority of the submissions were in support of the deed of settlement. We note though that there were a couple that actually did not agree with the settlement. However I think one of their concerns was about the inclusion of Ngāti Tauira hapū in the claimant definition. Although the reconfirmed mandate in 2007 clarified that Ngāti Tauira members were included in the settlement if they descended from Tānenuiārangi Ngāti Apa submitted that they should not be included as they are Ngāti Apa hapū. The select committee took a view that although Ngāti Tauira's strongest links were definitely with Ngāti Apa they have whakapapa and they have social and political links to both. We agreed that it is appropriate that participation of Ngāti Tauira in the Rangitāne o Manawatu settlement is dependent on their having descended from a Rangitāne o Manawatu ancestor. So that was where we actually discussed that looked at that and agreed that that should be the case moving forward. We also considered concerns from two overlapping groups: Rangitāne o Wairarapa and Rangitāne o Tāmaki nui-ā-Rua. They expressed their opposition to the area of interest defined by Rangitāne o Manawatu. Although we recognise that the other two groups may have interests in the same area we also noted that it is not an exclusive area of claim and it is not unusual for iwi to have overlapping interests in different areas. Also the other part of this was that there was no exclusive redress provided in the contested area. So that was really what came out of that actual submission. Another area of disagreement between the iwi was the Tangimoana Crown Forest Licensed Land which is included in this settlement as a commercial redress. Ngāti Kauwhata claim that this forest is part of their ancestral rohe. This settlement would remove any possibility of Ngāti Kauwhata claiming Tangimoana Forest in the future. So we noted that this area is the only Crown forest land within the area of interest for this settlement. However other iwi with overlapping interests have other Crown forest land available for the settlement and within that area of interest. The primary purpose of commercial redress is to re-establish an iwi's economic base so we were satisfied that enough Crown land actually remains available for the future settlements in that particular area. Finally some of the submitters from Ngāti Raukawa submitted that their interests overlapped with Rangitāne o Manawatu and that they would be prejudiced by the exclusive redress provided to Rangitāne o Manawatu. But we understand that there is already in place an amendment to the settlement to address the concerns of Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga. There is also sufficient land remaining again to provide that actual commercial redress. The only other amendment we made was that we recommended as a result of surveys of the redress sites updates to the legal descriptions contained in the bill. I just want to take this opportunity to again acknowledge the iwi of Rangitāne o Manawatu and to mihi to you for coming here today to hear your bill's second reading. I am looking forward to working through—with the Māori Affairs Committee which is a very pragmatic and very principled committee. We actually work with what we have and at the end of the day we actually assist your journey until the end until the third reading when this becomes an Act of Parliament. So kia ora to you and I look forward to again welcoming you here to Parliament for the third reading. Nō reira e koutou rā e mihi atu ana ki a koutou katoa kia ora.[And so to you collectively I acknowledge you all thank you.]