Mahuta Nanaia: Ngāti Hauā Claims Settlement Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMahuta Nanaia: Ngāti Hauā Claims Settlement Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 09 December 2014. Volume:702;Page:1300. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Labour—Hauraki-Waikato):Anei anō te pai te āhuareka te nohotahi o ngā tēina me ngā tuākana i raro i te whakaaro kotahi. Nō reira e Te Tumuaki koutou o Ngāti Hauā kei reira te nako o ngā taonga i waihotia ki waenganui i a koutou mō tātou o Waikato taua taonga o te whakapono. Tēnā kāre pea e tino mārama ngā tokomaha o tēnei Whare ki ngā hua ō tā koutou tūtukitanga kerēme. Te āhuatanga o Te Kaipupuru o te taonga me ngā mahi hei whakawāhi i taua āhuatanga kei runga i a koutou i a Ngāti Haua tērā te wāhanga ki te pire arā ngā kōrero e pā ana ki ngā tiaki i tō tātou Tumuaki ngā wāhanga katoa o taua mahi te āhuatanga ki tō tātou Kauhanganui me ērā whāinga o ngā mātua tūpuna ki te mana motuhake Māori taua taonga mō tātou katoa te motu e whāia ana i tērā hiahia. Me te mōhio anō kei roto kei waenganui i a koutou me ngā whakatipuranga ngā kōrero hōhonu e pā ana ki taua whāinga o te here i ō tātou iwi ki tēnei taonga o Te Kīngitanga. Pai kē kia waihotia ētehi o ngā whakamārama ki roto i te reo Pākehā ēngari ko te nuinga o ngā kōrero ka waihotia ki roto i te kokonga o te ngākau. Nō reira kei a koutou tērā Ngāti Hauā.E tika ana me mihi atu ki Te Minita me te ū o tōna kaha ki tēnei hiahia kia tutuki ngā kerēme tiriti. Ēhara tōna huarahi he huarahi māmā. E pātōtō te tokomaha i runga i tōna kuaha me ngā kōrero hei wero atu ki a ia i mua i muri hoki. Pai kē tērā! Koi nā te āhuatanga o tēnei mahi ēngari he kōrero poto i roto i tō tātou nei Reo Māori mō taua āhuatanga te maha o ngā hua o tēnei tutukitanga kei roto i te kokonga o te ngākau kua kite au i tērā! Waimarie au i tae atu ki tērā marae o Rukumoana mō te hainatanga o tā koutou tutukitanga me te mīharo anō ki te kite i te tokomaha o ngā rangatahi i puta mai me ō rātou koa ō rātou hari ki te whakaputa whakaaro ki mua i te aroaro o te iwi i taua wā. Waimarie mātou ki te kite i tērā![How pleasant and nice it is for the younger and elder brethren to live together in unison. And so to you the Head and you of Ngāti Hauā the angst over the effects left amongst you for us of Waikato is there in that treasure of faith. Perhaps not a lot of this House are very clear about the outcomes of your settlement claim in regards to the situation of the keeper of effects and operational functions to devolve that situation. That responsibility is on you Ngāti Hauā insofar as the part relating to the bill—in other words the details about protecting our Head all parts of that function; the situation relating to our trustee; and those ancestral forefathers’ objectives in terms of Māori autonomy—that treasure for us all of the nation who are seeking that desire. I am quite aware that you have amongst you and the following generations some deep knowledge about the aspiration of strengthening the connections of our people to our prized treasure the Kīngitanga. It is better that some explanations be left in English but most of it should be left in the corners of the heart. So that is over to you Ngāti Hauā. That is apt.I acknowledge the Minister and the strength of his commitment to settle Treaty claims. His path is not an easy one. Many will be knocking on his door with remarks that will challenge him directly or indirectly. Thatis fine.It is the nature of this jobbuta brief comment about it in Māori. Many outcomes of this settlement are in the corners of the heart. Iwitnessed that.Luckilyfor meI got to the signing of your settlement at thatmaraeof Rukumoana and was amazedonce againto seehow many young people appeared with their elation and delightkeento express their views before the tribe on that occasion. We were fortunate to witness that.]Mr Assistant Speaker Tisch like you as the local member and like my friend Sue Moroney who lives in Tauwhare as you well know we are very pleased to be able to support the passage of this particular bill. There is so much more to it than what we can say on paper but let it be known that the aspirations of Ngāti Hauā—as you too would agree Minister Finlayson—like those of Ngāti Koroki Kahukura are aspirations that have been forged over a long period of time. In fact their settlement experience has spanned some 20 years in relation to the Waikato settlement the raupatu settlement and the river settlement so I am absolutely confident that the nature of the negotiating conversation that you had with both Ngāti Hauā and Ngāti Koroki Kahukura brought with it that 20 years of experience and expectation of what could be achieved.We have to consider that within the context of what is happening within the broader review of Waikato-Tainui. They are reviewing the governance of the entity. The two settlements that have been reached today will undoubtedly put greater expectations on how Waikato-Tainui become relevant today and tomorrow to the aspirations of Hauā and Koroki Kahukura within the Waikato iwi collective as it can actually achieve far greater things now that these discrete and important settlements have been achieved.Can I say that this was a very speedy settlement. Everybody gasped at the thought of having such a fast settlement put through but actually all the elements are right there. I had the pleasure of attending some of the hui that were held in Ngāti Hauā as a lot of extensive discussions were happening around how to form the marae and the hapū within Hauā in relation to the settlement in relation to what was happening back in Waikato and in relation to the future opportunities the settlement provided to the people of Hauā. There would be none short for hui which were held on a fairly regular basis—around about 60 people turning up. Anybody who goes to their own marae committee meeting knows that is a huge feat in some communities but that was a regular kind of expectation within Hauā. So that gave me great confidence that despite the speed at which this settlement was reached the intent had probably spanned a far longer period of time with a greater maturity of conversation about the intent of outcome.The rangatahi in Hauā in particular have a beautiful kura kaupapa there that holds on to the many rich and vibrant stories as well as the local schools. We can only but use that as an opportunity to say here are the hallmarks of opportunity arising out of settlements when we have the ability for Hauā to not only have their rights and interests recognised within their rohe but to be able to tell those stories through the education system. There was a time there when our own local histories were never told. Now it is an absolute reality and expectation of a modern education system and we see examples of that amongst Hauā.I wanted to make a brief comment on the letters of introduction because Minister you too highlighted that point. It is an opportunity to forge a new type of relationship with Government departments. Many iwi have come to this House and said: “Well the faces on the other side of the table change on a fairly regular basis but we are always the same face on this side of the table.” One might only hope and expect that the continuity of knowledge that is transmitted from iwi to the Crown in terms of monitoring against expectations and the terms of settlements can be retained within the post-settlement unit. I am sure that is the expectation of Hauā.The ability to restore Te Kauwhanganui at this particular point in time is a comment that I really want to focus on. On 20 December we will be celebrating 20 years since the Waikato-Tainui raupatu settlement was achieved. Much of the contribution of the elements of that settlement were shaped by many of the kaumātua who are from Hauā but Te Kauwhanganui in particular is the name right now of the modern governing house if you like of Waikato-Tainui. The relevance is not lost on me that as the modernising of Waikato-Tainui’s governance structure and the gifting back of the name to Hauā happens over this period of time so too will the restoration of Te Kauwhanganui be happening. I think it is absolutely coming together at the right time for the right reasons.Can I say that within Te Kauwhanganui there is a rich history of all the parliamentary-type meetings that occurred since the establishment of that particular whare. I hope that some of the future relationships in terms of the national archives and in terms of the restoration of significant historical documents of nationwide significance can be the type of partnership that we might see out of this particular settlement. This is a small and discrete settlement. It is one that adds value to what Hauā is already doing but it also raises expectations within a community where Hauā engages with no less than four district councils and a regional council.It also leverages for Hauā a real opportunity to have a say in the ongoing preservation of and caring for the environment: the Hauraki Gulf; the Sea Change project an integrated marine plan where the Waihou flows into the Hauraki; the integrated river-catchment plan where Hauā have many vested interests; the ongoing care of reserves and conservation areas where Hauā have many vested interests; and the ongoing care of reserves and conservation areas where Hauā absolutely assert their connection and relationship with the lands around them. Hauā is a place where rich horticultural activity has always occurred and will continue to occur. I hope that as a culmination of this particular settlement we will once again continue to see Hauā thrive and prosper in such a way that the next generation knows that it has had great tūpuna who have made great tracks for them to follow.Nō reira i raro i tērā paku korero e Te Tumuaki ka waihotia i mua i tō aroaro ki tō iwi i tēnei wā hei tāpiri atu ki tērā o ngā tino whāinga kia ea tērā hiahia te mana motuhake o Te Iwi Māori i tēnei wā tēnā koutou katoa.[And so further to that brief statement to you the Head I leave it before the tribe at this point in time and add it to the other one of the key objectives to achieve autonomy for Māoridom in this time frame. Thank you. My appreciation to you all.]