Rurawhe AdrianADRIAN RURAWHE (Labour—Te Tai Hauāuru): Tēnā koe e Te Māngai o Te Whare otirā tēnā tātou katoa e tika ana kia tuku mihi atu ki a koutou mā ngā whānau me ngā hapū katoa o Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa. Ko au tete'i o ngā uri o Kahukuraariki e tuku mihi atu ki a koutou katoa nau mai haere mai whakatau mai ki te Whare Paremata nei ā tēnā koutou katoa! E tika hoki kia tuku mihi atu ki Te Minita a Te Ururoa Flavell nāna i tuku atu Te Reo whakamoemiti i tēnei ata nō reira ngā mi'i nui ki a ia otirā tēnā tātou katoa.[Thank you Mr Deputy Speaker but at the same time to us all it is fitting that I acknowledge you collectively and the others all the whānau and hapū of Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa. I am one of the descendants of Kahukuraariki extending a welcome to you all come forth come hither and pay homage to this Parliament here and so welcome to you all! It is apt as well that I pay a tribute to the Minister for Māori Development Te Ururoa Flavell. He gave the prayer of thanks this morning so a huge appreciation to him but at the same time to us all.]Third readings of any claims settlement bill are special days and I want to acknowledge the journey and the destination because today is not only a destination but the start of a new journey. I want to support the words of my colleague Nuk Korako the chairman of the Māori Affairs Committee who has done a wonderful job in chairing that select committee and acknowledge all of the members as well for the collaborative way in which that particular committee works on settlement bills—actually on all the bills that it considers. I think it is important to acknowledge those words because it is the start of a new journey; one where Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa can be future-focused and as Nuk Korako mentioned this like all settlements is the legacy for future generations. I want to support those sentiments.In the second reading I spoke about the framework of the settlement process and all that that means and I want to restate one thing that I absolutely believe in. That is that every—the Crown describes those who participate in the settlement process as being the claimant group. We call ourselves iwi of course but it is incumbent upon the claimant group to understand what this process can deliver what it cannot deliver and whether or not we can live with it. That is critically important because by entering into the process we are really saying that we accept the process we accept what it cannot deliver although we might not agree with that. But we have to accept what it can deliver and we are saying that we can live with it. So I congratulate the negotiators and the entire iwi who have had the courage to go down this pathway.So why exactly would one do that? There have been many many Treaty settlements that have come through this House and you have to ask yourself why it is if we all accept that it cannot deliver everything that we want you would actually go down that track anyway. Surely the answer is because of the opportunities that it will provide for the future generations. I have said before and I will say it again in this House that I would be very disappointed if our future generations do not look back at what we have done for our respective iwi and do not re-examine exactly what has happened. I think that is a positive message about both the hope for the future and how we can address the ongoing issues of perhaps not being fully satisfied with the outcome. So I once again acknowledge the courage that Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa has in taking this settlement to this point. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou ngā whānau me ngā hapū katoa Ngāti Aukiwa Te Hoia Ngāti Kaitangata Te Pohotiare Ngāti Rangimatamomoe Ngāti Roha Ngāti Rua ngā uri katoa o Kahukuraariki tēnei ahau e tuku mihi atu mō ō koutou māia ō koutou kaha kia tae pai mai ki tēnei wā. [Much appreciation to all of you the whānau and hapū Ngāti Aukiwa Te Hoia Ngāti Kaitangata Te Pohotiare Ngāti Rangimatamomoe Ngāti Roha Ngāti Rua all the relatives of Kahukuraariki I extend an appreciation to you for your collective boldness and efforts to arrive here well at this point in time.]I do want to also speak about the content of the settlement because I think it is the content of the settlement that will provide ways of strengthening and developing further Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa. For me the cultural redress aspects of this settlement are important in recognising the mana of Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa but also providing opportunities to re-establish the way in which it expresses who we are. I think that these cultural redress mechanisms are very good ones. For example statutory acknowledgments that can be used in different fora to express the interest that Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa has within certain areas. Deeds of recognition as well the transfer of cultural sites back to the iwi are important expressions of that.As I stand here and speak about these things even the terminology that we use within this process—redress. Redress is not compensation. Redress is about addressing the breaches of the Treaty the acknowledgments from the Crown and its apology to the people in a way that recognise that this is an avenue of address not compensation. That goes back to my earlier comment about whether or not we can live with this.So the cultural redress I think is a way in which we can express our hope for the future around our cultural integrity our traditions and the way we move forward. The commercial redress of course is about growing the asset for the future generations so that they are able to—in a very real way in a very material way—be able to be Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa and that the whole world will know it.So I congratulate the negotiators for their tenacity in coming up with an agreement with the commercial redress that has been agreed upon. I think that as mentioned by other speakers it is also a pathway forward to address disagreement amongst the iwi as well and I am not going to relitigate everything that has been said in the House but simply say to all of the whānau and all of the hapū that this is an opportunity for Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa to move forward and that the answer lies within Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa not within the Crown and not within Parliament. It resides solely within Ngatikahu ki Whangaroa.Nō reira anei ahau e tuku mi'i atu ki a koutou katoa anō ā ko te tūmanako kia ūhia mai e Te Runga Rawa ōna manaakitanga ki runga ki a koutou kia kaha kia māia kia manawanui i roto i ēnei āhuatanga katoa nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou kia ora mai tātou katoa. [Therefore I once again extend a tribute to you all in the hope that the Almighty above throws his generosities upon you. Be strong bold and stout of heart in all these circumstances therefore greetings and salutations to you collectively and my appreciation to us all.]