Hayes JoanneJOANNE HAYES (National): Kia ora Mr Assistant Speaker. I stand to take a brief call on the Wī Pere Trust—on the Māori Purposes Bill—today. Before I do that I just want to acknowledge the Māori King Tuheitia's koroneihana celebrations in Waikato over the next few days. I just want to wish them well for their celebrations.I want to talk a little bit about an author Witi Ihimaera. Witi Ihimaera is a whanaunga of the Wī Pere whānau. His nanny was a descendant of Wī Pere. Witi Ihimaera wrote a book called Māori Boy. When we went to the submissions in Gisborne the way that those people spoke about their lands and the way that he had written about his life growing up on those lands and the power of his nanny and how back then they developed their governance and they developed the trust lands and the way that they managed their lands—it all came to light for me as I sat and I listened and as I read through the bill and the submissions that came forward. So when we heard today about the fear—I think the member Kelvin Davis talked about it—of their trust adding in a level of trust board and the fear that they were turning into more of a corporate body that did not surprise me. There was a fear of the unknown and I think the way that the bill has actually set itself out—with the implementation of the section on the trust board and the functions of the trust board and how that will operate and also how the first trust board members will come from the actual trust itself trying to keep that continuity going through that transition period—should bring some comfort to the whānau of Wī Pere.When I hear about grants to whānau from that trust I am reminded of the payments to the kaumātua for the Atihau-Whanganui Trust in Wanganui. They too enjoy some of the fruits of that land incorporation just as the Wī Pere Trust whānau enjoy their annual cheque or payment that they get as lineal descendants of Wī Pere. I too look at the way that Māori land is actually managed in this country over time. It does not surprise me that our Labour colleagues were impressed with the way that those lands on the coast have been managed. It has taken a lot of blood sweat and tears to get them there as new innovations come about and our Māori whānau pick those up and incorporate them into their farming industry.I stand proud to be part and parcel of that as a heritage in my whānau as well. I can see that the way forward for this trust is going to be a very prosperous one. Yes there are going to be a lot of ups and downs. Yes you do not know what your whānau are going to say when you go to submissions. We have it every single time as a select committee when we go and discuss bills like this. They all come in and it is an opportunity for everybody to have their say.There is not really much more that I can add. Everybody who has spoken before me—and no doubt those who will speak after me—will continue to outline what is included in this bill and will also give their views on how the submissions went. For me what I heard what I saw and what I have read really came to light for me after I had finished reading that book Māori Boy written by Witi Ihimaera. I literally could see everything start to unfold. I will conclude my contribution here. I have no hesitation in commending the bill to the House. Kia ora.