Fleming GregGREG FLEMING (National—Maungakiekie): Kia whakakorōriatia te ingoa o te Atua te putanga mai o te rā tae noa ki tōna torengitanga. E te Māngai i te putanga mai o te rā i tēnei ata i au e oma ana he momo ona ki ngā mārā hua ota i raro te menemene o Tama nui te rā. Ka huri ōku whakaaro ki te mahi e whai ake nei. Ki te mahi ā muri ki tōna torengitanga. Ki tēnei kōrero ki te āheitanga te tū anō i roto i tēnei Whare whakahirahira te tautoko he pire whakataunga kereme anō kia whai atu te whakarauora o te mana Motuhake o te tino rangatiratanga o he iwi anō. Ā te korero e pā ana ki tēnei Kaupapa i te reo o te whenua hīkaka au. He piki te ora. Ehara au i te matatau o te reo heoi he hōhonu taku aroha mō te reo o te rangi. He whānui taku wawata mō te whakapūāwai anō te reo o ngā atua. Nā reira ka whakahua te nuinga o ōku whakaaro i te reo taketake. Ko tōku tumanako he tīno whakaute ki ngā tāngata o Ngāti Tara Tokanui. Ka whakamana te pire nei i ngā ritenga e tika ana kia whakaturetia i roto i te whakaetanga whakataunga i waitohua rā i te 28 o Hūrae 2022 i te Karauna me Ngāti Tara Tokanui. Ko Ngāti Tara Tokanui he iwi e tau ana ki ngā whenua huri noa i Paeroa i te rohe o Hauraki. I te tatauranga 2018 he 830 ngā uri o Ngāti Tara Tokanui nui taku mihi ki a koutou katoa. Ko Ngāti Tara Tokanui tētahi o ngā iwi me ngā hapū 12 e whai pānga ana ki te rohe o Hauraki. I te tau 2009 ka piri tahi ko te Pare Hauraki Collective ko te whiriwhiri whakataunga tiriti te take. Ka oti i te Karauna me te Kāhui nei te whakaetanga te waitohu i te tau 2018 ā tēnei te pire kei te aroaro o te Whare nei. Ka whai te pire whakataunga kereme a Ngāti Tara Tokanui ki te whakatau i ngā kereme Tiriti o Waitangi hītori a Ngāti Tara Tokanui mā te whakamana i ngā puretumu ā-iwi tonu e tika ana kia whakaturetia. Kei te wāhanga tuatahi o te pire ko ēnei. Tuatahi ko tētahi whakarāpopoto o te takinga kōrero hītori o roto i te whakaetanga whakataunga. Ko te mahi tino te mahi o te hītori kia kore ai tātou te hītori o tēnei whenua o tēnei iwi. Tuarua ko ngā whakapuakanga ngā wāwāhitanga a te Karauna i te Tiriti me ōna mātāpono e pā ai ngā taumahatanga ki kō. Ā wairua hoki ki a Ngāti Tara Tokanui. Ko te whakapāha a te Karauna mōna i kore rā i tiaki i a Ngāti Tara Tokanui i te rironga o te whenua. Te peinga o te iwi o rātou pā me ō rātou kainga me te tūkinotanga ā-taiao ki ngā awa e rua. Te mutunga kē mai o tērā momo tūkino tā te kōrero a Steve Abel. Kei te wāhanga tuarua ngā ritenga puretumu ā-tikanga tae atu ki te whakahokinga o ētahi wāhi whakahirahira iwi ki te iwi. E rua o ērā ka whakahokia tahitia ki ētahi atu iwi hoki. Ko ētahi o ngā wāhi nei ko ngā Uritara ko Mimitu Pā ko Tāwhiti Paraia me Karangahake. Kei te wāhanga tuatoru ko ētahi ritenga puretumu ā-tauhoko. Kāore ētahi wāhanga o te whakaetanga whakataunga e herea kia whakamanatia ā-turetia me te aha kāore e takoto mai ki te pire. Ko ēnei ko te puretumu ā-pūtea ā-tauhoko hoko 6 miriona. Ko te kupu taurangi kia uru ki tētahi whakaetanga whakahoanga me te Papa Atawhai. Ko ētahi reta takawaenga reta whakatakinga rānei i ētahi kawanatanga o te motu o te rohe hoki. Ko te tauāki piringa ki Moehau maunga ki te taone o Te Aroha hoki ko te puretumu ā-tikanga e $444000 te nui mō te whakarauoranga o te ahurea me ētahi atu take hoki me āta whakatakoto. Kīhai te kōrero o te Minita o mua te Minita Ānaru Paku ahakoa e kore rawa e taea e tētahi rahinga puretumu te utu anō ngā mahi kino a te Karauna i mua ki a Ngāti Tara Tokanui ka whakaratau te tūāpapa te puretumu i tēnei whakaetanga hei whakapakari i te taha ohaoha o Ngāti Tara Tokanui ki anamata. Ka whakarite anō hoki ka āhukahukatia te hononga ahurea i waenganui i a Ngāti Tara Tokanui me ngā wāhi ahurea whakahirahira mō ngā whakatupuranga kei te heke mai nei.[Glory to God the rising of the sun to sundown. Mr Speaker at the break of dawn this morning as I was out running—well sort of running—to the gardens whilst the sun was smiling below. My thoughts turn to the matter that is at hand and to its completion. To this debate and the honour to stand within this formidable House and support the settlement claim bill to ensure the restoration of their nation's sovereign and independence and to speak to this bill in the language of the land I am delighted. It is a blessing. I am not competent in the Māori language. However I have deep admiration towards this language. I have huge aspirations to see the language of the gods thrive again. Therefore the most part of my speech will be spoken in the indigenous language.My hope is to show much respect towards the Ngāti Tara Tokanui nation. This bill honours to correct the wrongs in this settlement claim that was signed on 28 July 2022 between the Crown and Ngāti Tara Tokanui. Ngāti Tara Tokanui are the people that stretch from the Paeroa area towards the Hauraki region. According to the 2018 stats there were 830 Ngāti Tara Tokanui descendants salutations to you all. Ngāti Tara Tokanui is one of the 12 nations that relate to the Hauraki region. In 2009 Pare Hauraki Collective was established to work on the Treaty negotiations. The Crown and this collective signed the agreement in 2018 and so this is the bill before the House today. The settlement claim bill aims to address the obligations of the Treaty of Waitangi and the history of Ngāti Tara Tokanui by seeking to rectify iwi redress. Here is in the first part of the bill. Firstly is a summary of the history within the settlement claim. Its purpose is to ensure we don't forget the history of this land. Secondly are the declarations and the breaches of the Treaty principles done by the Crown in which the people of that area were heavily affected spiritually as well for Ngāti Tara Tokanui; the apology of the Crown for breaching its obligations to protect Ngāti Tara Tokanui from land confiscation; the banishing of the people from their villages and their homes and the destruction made on the environment and the two rivers. Such a destruction was caused said Steve Abel. The second section seeks to redress the protocols and the return of some significant areas of the people. Two of those will be returned to other nations as well. Some of these significant areas are Uritara Mimitu Pā Tāwhiti Paraia and Karangahake. In the third section it seeks to redress the economy. There are some parts of the settlement claim that aren't to be made legislation as a result that is not supported in this bill. This is the financial redress of 6 million. There is a promise made to enter a partnership with Papa Atawhai. There are negotiating letters and introduction letters as well throughout the councils of the land and the region. The promise of Moehau maunga and the town of Te Aroha as well it's the cultural redress of $444000 to revive the culture and other promises also should be set forward. The former Minister Andrew Little said that although the redress cannot completely pay for the destruction to Ngāti Tara Tokanui caused by the Crown this redress sets the foundation for this settlement to strengthen the future economy of Ngāti Tara Tokanui. This sets to recognise the culture connection between Ngāti Tara Tokanui and the significant places for the future generation.]Let me finish my thoughts now in te reo Pākehā. As the previous Minister has said while no redress can fully compensate for the Crown's past injustices against Ngāti Tara Tokanui the redress in this settlement does provide a foundation for the economic future of Ngāti Tara Tokanui to build upon and it ensures that the cultural relationship between Ngāti Tara Tokanui and sites of cultural significance is recognised for generations to come. It's a beginning.Secondly this settlement serves as a vital step towards healing the deep wounds inflicted upon Ngāti Tara Tokanui. This is about recognising the mamae that has echoed through generations and it seeks to restore the mana motuhake that was compromised. This acknowledgment is not merely a formal gesture; it's a profound acceptance of historical truths. That's what I spoke about earlier: historical truths that pave the way for genuine reconciliation.Thirdly this settlement reinvigorates the rangatiratanga of Ngāti Tara Tokanui allowing them to chart a course towards a future defined by their aspirations. It's about more than compensation. It's a restoration of sovereignty over their resources enabling them to decide how their lands are nurtured and how their people are sustained.Finally the resilience and unwavering advocacy of Ngāti Tara Tokanui reflects their deep commitment to returning to their ūkaipō—their place of origin. Their journey through the complexities of negotiations demonstrates a profound dedication to reclaiming not just land but a sense of home and belonging and of re-establishing their physical and spiritual connection to the whenua that breaths life into their stories and into their traditions. I commend this bill to the House.