Whaitiri Meka: Ngāti Hauā Claims Settlement Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeWhaitiri Meka: Ngāti Hauā Claims Settlement Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 07 May 2014. Volume:698;Page:17656. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MEKA WHAITIRI (Labour—Ikaroa-Rāwhiti): Tēnā koe Mr Assistant Speaker ā tēnā tātou katoa ngā mema o te Whare nei. E te iwi a Ngāti Hauā kua tae mai tēnei te mihi ki a koutou nau mai haere mai ki tō Whare i tēnei wā. Nō reira e ngā mana e ngā reo tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā tātou katoa.[Thank you Mr Assistant Speaker and greetings to us all the members of this House. To the people of Ngāti Hauā who have arrived I acknowledge you collectively; welcome welcome to your House at this point in time. And so to the authorities and voices I therefore acknowledge commend and salute you collectively and us all.]I join with previous speakers in honouring the second reading of the Ngāti Hauā Claims Settlement Bill and particularly with members on the Māori Affairs Committee. We ensured that the submissions were well examined and that constructive recommendations have been brought to the House. The purpose of the Ngāti Hauā bill is to give effect to the deed of settlement signed on 18 July 2013 in which the Crown and Ngāti Hauā agreed to the final settlement of the non-raupatu historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngāti Hauā.I join with the member from this side the Hon Nanaia Mahuta in acknowledging the unique settlement of Ngāti Hauā the unique history of Ngāti Hauā the breaches that occurred to the people of Ngāti Hauā and their commitment and resilience to getting and participating in a reconciliation process that has brought this bill to the House. I do acknowledge and commend Ngāti Hauā who are in the gallery and those who are at home. Of course the third reading is where the rubber hits the road when the bill becomes an Act but I do want to acknowledge those who have turned up to support this second reading.Like I do with all Treaty bills I try to find the unique part in each settlement. My colleague Nanaia has already alluded to it and I briefly want to touch on it and that is the commitment of Ngāti Hauā to theTumuaki. I particularly want to acknowledge Ānaru Thompson theTumuakiof Ngāti Hauā and his lovely wife Hine Love Thompson. In acknowledging them I recall my first introduction to Ānaru many many many years ago through the late Hon Parekura Horomia in our many visits to tūrangawaewae. What a lovely manĀnaru is. I want to acknowledge him in referencing Parekura’s passing which accorded many of us who worked alongside Parekura to understand the intricacies of iwi hapū and whānau in terms of our people. I was privileged enough to meetĀnaru. In Parekura’s way he tried to tell me that his role was so significant because of the importance of his support of the Kīngitanga. I learnt in mytime alongside Parekura of the importance that the roleĀnaru plays in terms of the tautoko of the Kīngitanga movement.I do want to acknowledge that and I do want to acknowledge that through this settlement a contribution to the institute of the Tumuaki has been negotiated. I think of a lot of kaumātua around our motu who honour protect and manaaki kaupapa Māori within our whānau and within our hapū. I always think about the kaumātua who do a lot of travelling on behalf of our people to support and uphold the mana of whānau hapū and iwi. So it is fitting that you have a component in your settlement package that acknowledges not only the role thatĀnaru is playing currently but the role the Tumuaki ofNgāti Hauā has playedmai rā nō and hopefully continues to play as we go forward. It is really to acknowledge and celebrate the second reading ofNgāti Hauā’s settlement bill and acknowledge the significant role the Tumuaki plays not just for the Kīngitanga and not just for Waikato-Tanui but for all the motu. I cannot labour enough around the importance in acknowledging it in my small contribution on this significant bill for Ngāti Hauā.I want to again support all members in this House in commending this bill for its second reading and look forward to it in the Committee stage. I join too in looking forward to the third reading when we will have a gallery full of Ngāti Hauā to celebrate in fitting style this significant milestone in your history and to also acknowledge the opportunities of the doors unlocking for the future of Ngāti Hauā particularly in relation to our Ngāti Hauā rangatahi and the opportunities that a settlement like this will bring to the iwi of Ngāti Hauā as we go forward and also for the wider interests of the communities throughout Aotearoa.I say thank you to the negotiators of Ngāti Hauā and the people of Ngāti Hauā for your part in getting us to this point. As I always do I acknowledge the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations the Hon Chris Finlayson. He could not do what he does without the support of his officials so I want to acknowledge the officials at the Office of Treaty Settlements and other officials who have participated in this significant bill. Of course I cannot go without acknowledging my colleagues on the Māori Affairs Committee. As previous speakers have said we had several hearings at Lake Karapiro and every time I go back there I always have visions of the national waka ama competition and being hosted by the lovely people of Ngāti Hauā up there. Yes I see you Daniel up there and you were calling races. Of course I also acknowledge the work and the stewardship of our committee chair the Hon Tau Henare.Without further ado I support wholeheartedly the second reading of this significant bill on behalf of Ngāti Hauā and commend it to the House. Kia ora tātou.