Hayes JoanneJOANNE HAYES (National): Kia ora e te whānau whānui o Ngāruahine rau rangatira mā hoki ā tēnā koutou nau mai haere mai ki te rā whakahirahira i tēnei rangi. [Acknowledgments to you the extended family of Ngāruahine and also to the esteemed ones of a hundredfold. Salutations welcome and draw hither on this day of high importance today.] I am pleased to stand to support this bill today in its second reading. But before I do that I want to acknowledge the passing of Tā Graham Latimer who had a major impact on the whole of the motu for the many amazing deeds that he did. I also want to pay tribute to Charlie Petera another kaumātua rangatira from Tai Tokerau and finally to Rob Cooper from Ngāti Hine. I want to especially mention Rob Cooper because he had a big impact on hauora Māori for Aotearoa New Zealand and he would have had a big impact up there in Ngāruahine. I started working within the health sector when I first came across Rob Cooper and Gwen Tepānia-Palmer. I was amazed at the amount of work and the push that they had in driving the improvement of Māori health through the implementation of the Māori health providers throughout the motu. That is why I just wanted to take some time out to acknowledge Rob Cooper.Ngāruahine is one of eight Taranaki iwi who have been through this process or are coming through this process now and in the future. It is amazing that our select committee and the Crown can actually bring together all of these claims from Taranaki through this House during this year. It is amazing because all of the eight iwi have their roots to the Maunga Taranaki and the horrific injustices that happened there and throughout that area of Taranaki.I want to acknowledge the many people who came to the select committee hearing in Hāwera this year. I want to acknowledge them because it is really really difficult to articulate a lifetime of injustices in 10 minutes to a group of MPs who are sitting there listening intently putting together the parts to your puzzle and to your history. I want to acknowledge you because to do that takes a lot of guts and a lot of nerve a lot of talking with your whānau and bringing together the words that you need to say so we can actually hear all the stories. I want to acknowledge you; it is not an easy thing to do. Actually I have never submitted to a select committee so I take my hat off to you.I want to also acknowledge our Minister the Hon Christopher Finlayson. I do that quite often here but I just want to acknowledge him because he sweats a lot for all the claims. He does that and works really hard. I have been privileged to be part and parcel of the many signings that he has done throughout the country and the words that he articulates in the speeches and apologies come from the heart. I have seen him on one particular occasion where a teardrop nearly got there and he was able to hold it together but that is how passionate he is. I think that many people in the country do not realise the blood sweat and tears that he goes through to actually make sure that iwi are acknowledged by the Crown.Some people might say Oh it is not enough." and others might say "It is too much." but I say it is the start. It is either the start of your economic development for the growth of your iwi or it is to grow what you have already put in place. All of these claims here they are not about the people sitting in the gallery. They are about the future. They are about the mokopuna who come through. You know it is about everything that is going to happen into the future. And all of you sitting here today in this House you will go down in the history—your history—as your mokopuna in years to come will look back and say: "It was my koro my kuia who sat there and pushed hard for that day to happen." So I have no other things to say today in the second reading. I am very privileged and proud to commend the bill to the House. Kia ora."