Horan Brendan: Ngati Whatua Orakei Claims Settlement Bill — Second Reading 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Horan Brendan: Ngati Whatua Orakei Claims Settlement Bill — Second Reading 
[Sitting date: 19 September 2012. Volume:684;Page:5495. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
BRENDAN HORAN (NZ First) 
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 I rise on behalf of New Zealand First in support of the Ngati Whatua Orakei Claims Settlement Bill. Tena koutou nga rangatira no Ngati Whatua o Orakei. Nga mihi tonu ki a koutou i runga i te kaupapa nui o te ra. Tena koutou tena koutou tena tatou katoa. 
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Greetings to you the revered from Ngati Whatua o Orakei. I particularly acknowledge you on this great matter of the day. Acknowledgments and commendations to you collectively and to us all. 
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I would like to mention some men and women—driving forces—within Ngati Whatua that being Grant Hawke Puawai Rameka Sir Hugh Kawharu Tiwana Tibble and men and women like them who have worked for so long. This has been an intergenerational process shall we say. We have heard much of it discussed today about Narrow Neck over in Devonport. It is interesting how we can have different viewpoints on it because I loved it. I loved it because what we had were people in Devonport who were actually New Zealanders—not necessarily Maori but everybody—developing a connection to the land. That is again what makes us unique as New Zealanders. 
It was great hearing wild accusations flowing and wild opinions because again that is what makes us special as New Zealanders. We can have a different opinion we can voice those opinions and then we can come together and we can solve differences. Through the select committee process where we were there on Orakei Marae—and what a beautiful marae it is too—the submissions we had were I thought magnificent submissions because they were all about people being connected to the land. Through that process we have now pretty much general agreement that Ngati Whatua o Orakei are going to be great landlords. Their generosity is well known. So I think the process was great and I welcome that process.  
Ngati Whatua o Orakei are one of the leading lights in Maoridom in turning their asset base from shall we say humble beginnings to them being now one of the main players and one of the wealthiest iwi. That was through smart planning and careful investment. Their generosity has given rise to the Tamaki collective that was able to be established comprising of 13 mana whenua groups—that deed of settlement was signed a couple of weeks ago—and moving forward the ongoing relationship between the Auckland Council and mana whenua is very very important.  
As I said earlier there is no need for me to go over the history because my colleagues have already mentioned much of that history. But I will say that after speaking with people from Ngati Whatua o Orakei the greatest joy they would say—and it is visible too because you know as I drove up to that Maori Affairs Committee meeting meandering up Kitemoana Street there and then arriving at this most beautiful destination Orakei Marae it was neat to see the young people who were there doing what young people should be doing on a marae helping— 
Hone Harawira 
: Causing trouble. 
BRENDAN HORAN 
: “Causing trouble” says Hone over there. Well we know that you cause lots of trouble up there up north. What was neat has actually been the reclamation of mana through this whole process and it has been heard and captured by the tamariki and mokopuna of Ngati Whatua o Orakei. That is the greatest gift that anybody can receive and that anybody can give because we now have long-term planning and the intergenerational legacy continues and long may it continue. Kia ora.