Paraone Pita: Ngāti Hauā Claims Settlement Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeParaone Pita: Ngāti Hauā Claims Settlement Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 09 December 2014. Volume:702;Page:1310. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]PITA PARAONE (NZ First):Tēnā koe. Tēnā hoki tātou e Te Whare nei me koutou i tū ake i mua i a au ki te tuku atu i ō koutou whakaaro ki te kaupapa o te pire nei. E tātou mā wena te mea pai o tēnei wāhi! Ahakoa korekau ana koe e ‘hakaae ki ngā kōrero o ētahi rōpū i te mutunga o te rā nā rātou te kōrero. Ēngari i rongo au te āhuatanga o ēnā o ngā kōrero a te kaikōrero i tū ake i mua i a au. Ki a au nei e āhua ‘hakaiti ana i a ia ki a koutou nā te mea nā koutou i ‘hakaae atu ki te pire nei ēngari nāna i mea mai ‘E kāhore ēhara kē i tētahi g kāhore kau kē he pire mutunga. Ēngari waihotia! Nānā wēnā kōrero! Horekau ia e ‘hakararu i a ia ēngari wēnā te mea pai o tēnei wāhi. Ēngari e tū ake nei ki te tautoko i te pire ahakoa mōhio ana tātou horekau i tino tau ki ō koutou hiahia. Ēngari e tika ana te kōrero ‘kei te huri haere te ao!’Mēnā e hiahia ana tātou ki te anga whakamua tērā pea ko tēnā tētahi huarahi hei ‘hakatau i ēnā whakaaro. Ēngari taku pūhaehae mō koutou! He uri tēnei o Hineāmaru te tuahine o Rongo-patu-taonga. Kāhore anō mātou o te hau kāinga kia tae atu ki tēnei wāhanga nā te mea kei te raru tonu mātou kei te whawhai tonu ki a mātou ē ko wai rā te kaikōrero ka tae atu ki te tēpu kia kōrero tahi ai me Te Karauna? Ēngari ki a koutou kua pau kē tēnā āhuatanga kua tīmata mai kei te taka mai ngā huruhuru ahakoa he iti noa iho. Ēngari a mātou mā.[Thank you and greetings also to us this House and to those of you who got up before me to express your thoughts about the purpose of this bill. I say everyone; that is what is so good about this place. Even though you disagree with some parties’ sentiments at the end of the day the sentiments are theirs. But I heard the tenor of those sentiments by the speaker who preceded me. It appears she was being somewhat disrespectful to you because you were the ones that approved of this bill. She was the one that said: “No it is not really a conclusive bill”. But leave it there. Those are her sentiments. She is not going to contradict herself and that is what is so good about this place. But I stand here to support the bill even though we know it was not really settled according to your expectations. But the aphorism ‘the world is evolving’ is correct. If we want to go forward that is possibly a way to appease those kinds of thoughts. But I am envious of you. I am a relative of Hineāmaru sister of Rongo-patu-taonga. We back home are not yet at this part because we are still experiencing problems. We are still fighting with each other. Hey who is to be spokesperson at the table to negotiate jointly with the Crown? As far as you are concerned however that situation is over. It has begun outcomes are dropping down in your direction even though it is mere pittance but as for us.]The deed of settlement was signed last year and I think that the fact that we have come to this day is a testament to the resilience of Ngāti Hauā and their desire to move on. People have talked about the generosity that this iwi have shown in terms of this agreement but I should say that they are no different from other iwi who have also settled and I think history will show the level of generosity that Māori who quite rightly should feel aggrieved have shown to ensuring that the future of their following generation will be able to benefit from the fruits that this settlement will bring to them.It was 151 years ago just 24 years after the signing of the Treaty when quite clearly the Crown forgot what it had signed at Waitangi on 6 February. Because Ngāti Hauā chose to use their whanaungatanga in asking that they provide allegiance to the Kīngitanga—and quite rightly so; they were looking for protection—unfortunately the Crown saw that as a threat and in 1853-54 it invaded the geographical area occupied by Ngāti Hauā. Consequently we saw the confiscation or the raupatu of their lands and the loss of their social and traditional structures. It removed their ability to exercise customary rights and responsibilities. This bill brings to an end the prejudice endured by the iwi and it brings us to the point of reaching a meaningful relationship with the Crown.The bill also refers to cultural redress. A previous speaker in this House said in the debate on an earlier bill that history was being made. Can I just say from my point of view and the point of view of New Zealand First that history has been corrected and that the real events of the day are now part of the record of this country and I think that is the most important part of this bill. Future generations whether they be Māori or non-Māori will come to learn that these are the sacrifices that iwi have made as a consequence of the actions of the Crown.But having said that I too—like many of my colleagues on this side of the House—want to acknowledge the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. I am sure that it has not been an easy task for him because he has to go back to the Minister of Finance to see how much of a pūtea he can have so that he can negotiate with the iwi. But I think it is to the credit of the leadership of Ngāti Hauā that they have come to this stage. They want to carry on. They want to progress.As I said earlier on always look behind you. May the sun and the wind be at your back and the future relationship with the Crown will be much better than that experienced by your ancestors.Nō reira tātou mā ka hoki mai ki te kōrero i ngā wiki e tū mai kei maumahara i a tātou te whānautanga o tō tātou Kai’hakaora. Nā reira tēnei ngā mihi ki a koutou i raro i taua kaupapa ngā manaakitanga o Te Runga Rawa kei runga i a koutou mō tēnei wā ā mō ngā tau kei te heke mai. Nā reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou kia ora mai anō tātou.[Therefore as far as every one of us are concerned comeback to talk to us in the weeks ahead as we reminisce now about the birth of our Redeemer. So under that matter greetings to you collectively and may the kindness of the Almighty above be upon you and us all at this time and in the years ahead.Thank you.]