Hayes JoJOANNE HAYES (National): Tēnā koe. E koro mā e kui mā e rau rangatira mā o Ngāti Pūkenga ngā mokopuna hoki ka nui te mihi atu ki a koutou nau mai haere mai ki te rā whakahirahira kia ora.[Elderly men and womenfolk esteemed ones of Ngāti Pūkenga and grandchildren as well there is much acknowledgment to you. Welcome and come hither to the highly important day greetings.]I stand to deliver a speech that was given to me today by the chair of the Māori Affairs Committee Nuk Korako. He has had to go. His father-in-law passed in Ahitereiria and so he flies out very shortly to Australia. Without any further ado I too want to add my congratulations to Ngāti Pūkenga on this third and final reading and so I will now read out the speech that was to be delivered by the chair of the Māori Affairs Committee.It is a significant day in the eyes of Ngāti Pūkenga iwi today—to finally witness their Treaty settlement bill being read a final time. This comes 15 months after the bill was first introduced to the House and more than 4 years since the deed was signed. But it reflects many more years of hard work on the part of Ngāti Pūkenga to get to this stage. Their time has finally arrived and Ngāti Pūkenga is about to begin a new journey of making this settlement work for them and for their future. I want to acknowledge the negotiators who worked on this settlement. When the chair last checked on the Ngāti Pūkenga website this team was described as the wedge battle formation". It is made up of Rāhera Ōhia Shane Ashby the late Awanui Black Harry Haerengarangi Mikaere Āreta Gray and Dominic Wilson—ka mihi. I also want to acknowledge the Crown's chief negotiator on this settlement Dame Patsy Reddy who I am sure will be delighted that after her work on this settlement she will soon have the opportunity to sign the settlement off in the legislative procedure.I want to acknowledge the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations the Hon Christopher Finlayson whose vision drive and intensive work programmes are what make this Government's astounding progress on Treaty settlement bills possible. Just look at last night when we saw the incredible foresight at play when we completed the second reading of the New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Bill. It was not a Treaty settlement bill—it was a local bill—but it had a similar outcome for Te Atiawa on land claims. Ngāti Pūkenga suffered extensive land confiscation as we have heard by the Crown in the 19th century. Even when the now landless iwi received gifts of land from other iwi the Crown's individualisation of titles resulted in the alienation of that land. In our modern world it is hard to imagine the level of bad faith exercised by the Crown to iwi like Ngāti Pūkenga. This was an iwi that thought it could place its trust in the Crown which signed the Treaty of Waitangi and in a Governor who promised that it would scrupulously respect Ngāti Pūkenga's interest. As we now know from history the promised scruples were in short supply. Ngāti Pūkenga were fragmented spread throughout the wide area and even now face challenges in working together as a distinct entity. I want to acknowledge the strong leadership. This has brought together iwi members from areas as distant as Whangarei the Coromandel Maketū and Tauranga to work together for their common purpose.This settlement firstly acknowledges the history of the Crown's actions that have negatively impacted on Ngāti Pūkenga and gives the Crown's apology for them. It provides cultural redress that recognises the associations Ngāti Pūkenga has with particular places and allows for iwi to work with the Crown to protect and enhance the conservation values of those sites. Four sites of importance will be transferred to Ngāti Pūkenga and statutory acknowledgments are provided for each of those sites. The Crown is also providing payments for revitalisation of Ngāti Pūkenga culture and the revitalisation of the marae at Manaia. It also provides commercial redress in the form of $7 million which gives Ngāti Pūkenga the opportunity to develop their economic base which will provide the well-being for their people and into the future. It is a start. Today's proceedings bring the settlement journey to a close but now a new journey and a new challenge opens up for Ngāti Pūkenga and its leaders. Your wisdom and your actions now will determine how well this settlement increases the opportunities available to your people and provides a bright future for Ngāti Pūkenga. I wish you all the best in this endeavour.This commercial redress cannot and does not fully compensate Ngāti Pūkenga for what they have lost through the Crown's actions. No Treaty settlement can do that. Ngāti Pūkenga have displayed their generosity by accepting this settlement which has been offered as a full and final settlement of their claims. E Te Māngai o Te Whare e ngā iwi I commend this bill to the House. Kia ora."