Nakhle RimaRIMA NAKHLE (National—Takanini): Thank you Mr Speaker. I rise to also add my whakaaro on the second reading of this bill that we're speaking about tonight the Ngāti Hei Claims Settlement Bill. As I rise I would also like to add my voice to the voices of some that went before me and the lovely contributions that they gave just recognising and acknowledging our predecessors in terms of the Ministers that were in charge of this settlement bill and settlement process. I'd like to acknowledge the Hon Chris Finlayson and I'd also like to acknowledge the Hon Andrew Little.I have no shame in saying that I'm one of the newbies here. And as part of a group of newbies it's astounding how much I'm learning very quickly—not only that but how much my eyes are being opened and my heart is being opened with the different bills that come before us and the challenges the history that comes with those bills. Before I go on to that I would like to just for the benefit of people listening—and ever since I became a newbie here we've got people around the world that tune into Parliament TV. Thank you to the people that organise that for us. For the benefit of those at home that are not very familiar with our processes here in New Zealand I'd just like to give a brief overview about the stages of settlement so that those listening at home can kind of get a picture of where we're at right now.The main stages to reach a settlement of a claim are that first we've got to establish the nature of a Treaty breach. That might involve detailed research hearings before the Waitangi Tribunal. We've also got to establish the claimant group and that's usually an iwi—or a tribe for those of you overseas—and this claimant has to have a mandate from the members to negotiate on their behalf for this settlement. Then one of the next stages is negotiating an agreement in principle and that's when endorsement is needed from this claimant community the aforementioned community. And then a deed of settlement is drafted agreed upon. It sets out the details of the settlement the terms of the settlement and the claims against the Crown. And then when this is agreed and it's signed the next stage is where we're at now the legislation stage when it comes to Parliament and it becomes law. Here in New Zealand there's the first reading and it goes to the select committee stage. And with this settlement bill it went rightfully so to the Māori Affairs Committee. That's when we hear submissions. And there's the second reading and third reading before the settlement bill is implemented finally. And so as I said for the benefit of our listeners at home we are at the second reading stage.Now as my colleague and friend and the great chair of the Māori Affairs Committee Dan Bidois MP for Northcote said earlier we've inherited this bill—inherited bequeathed. You can call it what you will. So I didn't go through the stage of listening to submissions. However as I mentioned earlier I've been a short time in Parliament and I've learned so much. Just recently we listened to submissions with respect to another settlement bill that's taking place and that's the Whakatōhea settlement. And truth be told that tore at my heartstrings quite deeply. When one again allows themselves to listen not necessarily with their ears but with their hearts and when one makes the effort of visiting these important sites these sites that are important to the members of this iwi and the various hapū that's when one can really get a sense of this term of grievance. I'm not Māori but I hear the term mamae" spoken of and one can really get a clear sense of that. And with my colleagues in the House—Dana Kirkpatrick Greg Fleming Dan Bidois and members across the House—we recently went to Ōpōtiki and we listened to just a fragment of the major grievances that they rightfully have.What I love about te ao Māori is that everything has a meaning everything has a significance and when I read through these bills and what we went through to get to this stage—I've learnt for many years in particular hanging around my beautiful friend Anne Kendall the deputy chair of the New Zealand Māori Council how everything does have a significance and a meaning when it comes to Te Ao Māori. Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting my new EA and I took her around to the Māori Affairs select committee room and as we were sitting there conversing about certain things a tour group came in and that was made up of people from the States and from England and what have you. One of them asked me the question—because I said "Ask me whatever questions you want."—is there a significance to the carvings at the threshold of the entry to the Māori Affairs Committee room?And I said the answer is this: "Yes but when it comes to our beautiful Māori culture there's a meaning behind everything." And I said "From the smallest patterns from words that are being said there's a meaning and there's a deeper meaning." And I reiterated—our colleague in the House the Hon Peeni Henare was mentioning recently in that Māori Affairs select committee room—I can't recall if it was his aunty or someone from his close family took part in those panels that are there in that room as well—oh his mother—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Greg O'Connor): Ms Nakhle you've done an excellent job of going seven minutes explaining the processes but I don't think I've heard you mention the bill yet. Just let's—three minutes—have a crack shall we?RIMA NAKHLE: I'm glad you said it was excellent. So what's important is that we acknowledge what's important to the people to whom this bill relates. And this is where I'm getting at and I'm glad that it was referred to as excellent.What I'd also like to bring attention to is in essence just the key information that's in this settlement bill. If we're going to make it like a kind of synopsis firstly the Ngāti Hei Claims Settlement Bill settles all historical grievances claims Treaty of Waitangi claims for Ngāti Hei. And I know that it's been expressed in the House—you know the fairness behind this. But as the member—who's not here anymore—alluded to sometimes you've got to start somewhere and you've got to accept something so that you can go forward. And that's no doubt what I've been hearing when I've been listening to submissions when it comes to the Whakatōhea settlement.The second part of the key information is that there are an estimated 650 members of Ngāti Hei and the area of interest covers the eastern seaboard of the Coromandel Peninsula. Yes absolutely breathtaking areas in New Zealand and it includes significant offshore islands. And the third point if we can put this synopsis to this bill is that the settlement acknowledges the Crown's failure to protect Ngāti Hei's land resources and traditional tribal structures. And this acknowledgment and recognition is extremely important.In closing I'd like to also acknowledge what my colleague across the House Hana-Rawhiti—well first her beautiful voice but second how she said she recalled how hard it is to reach settlement and what it does to people in the process to reach settlement. Settlement bills are not perfect but in this second reading I commend the bill to the House with the hope that this will be a step towards improving the lives of many within Ngāti Hei. Thank you.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Greg O'Connor): This is a five-minute split call—Camilla Belich."