Simpson Scott; O'Connor GregHon SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): Thank you very much Mr Speaker. As the member of Parliament for Coromandel much of the Ngāti Tara Tokanui rohe is encompassed by the existing Coromandel electorate. So even though—as others have already mentioned in this second reading debate—it is a small iwi it is mighty in stature and it is proud in history and heritage and they have indeed waited far too long.Much has been said in this mostly respectful second reading debate of the history and the scars that have been vested upon the land the rohe of Ngāti Tara Tokanui. As people cycle through today's Hauraki railway cycleway which is one of the most ridden in the country they traverse through the riverbanks of the Ohinemuri River and the beautiful native regenerating bush but still the scars on the environmental landscape are still there—the remnants of mining the rusting hulk of mining that was taking place a hundred years or so ago—and as the Green member Steve Abel so eloquently mentioned during his contribution about the mighty native trees that once stood so high tall and proudly in the rohe most of them are gone. Fortunately the bush is regenerating but those scars are still prevalent and as the former Mayor of the Hauraki District Council the very venerable Basil Morrison has said these people have waited far too long. In April of 2011 I think it was I had the privilege of being selected as the National Party candidate for Coromandel and people were saying to me then Get ready Scott. Get ready because these Treaty settlements are about to be done and they'll be done in about six months' time. You've got to get ready for it because there's going to be great change occurring and it'll be a good thing for the region." Well here we are almost—in fact even a little over 13 years' later and we are still making slow progress to a small attempt to right the wrongs of the past. We can never right the wrongs of the past because the measure we use today simply can't account for what was done by our predecessors and we look back askance on that now often at how that happened. So I'm pleased that we're now at the second reading stage. We've got the committee of the whole House to come and then we have a final third reading on this piece of legislation.When we go through these Treaty settlement pieces of legislation for me and I know for other members in this Chamber they provide an opportunity for reflection and for an insightful analysis of this nation's history but also I hope a small element of optimism for the future and what might come from them—inadequate as they are and as small and modest as they are still hope and optimism for the future. I want to congratulate members who have made that future forward-looking aspirational hope for Ngāti Tara Tokanui and their people as part of the debate tonight and I for one am going to be looking forward to the third reading and to being here in this Chamber when that occurs for the optimism and hope that that settlement will bring.I want to acknowledge in the last few minutes of my contribution tonight those who have gone before and who have made their contribution and have not been able to be with us to see it concluded. I want to acknowledge the negotiators and the officials that have got this piece of legislation to where it is and the Ministers who have been involved from successive Governments who have worked diligently and carefully to get to the point where we are today. Too slow too little not enough but hopefully a glimmer of hope for the future and if we didn't have that glimmer of hope for the future we wouldn't be pursuing this process which has taken too long so long and has been so fraught for so many. So I want to join with others in commending this second reading to the House. I look forward to the bill's further progress and ultimately to third reading and passing it in the not too distant future. Thank you Mr Speaker. Hon Willie Jackson: Mr Speaker. ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Greg O'Connor): Sorry the Hon Willie Jackson. You may need an apology from Miss Tangaere-Manuel about taking your time because the time has come for me to leave. The debate is interrupted and is set down for resumption next sitting day. The House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. tomorrow.Debate interrupted.The House adjourned at 9.59 p.m."