Korako Nuk: Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeKorako Nuk: Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 02 March 2016. Volume:711;Page:9334. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]NUK KORAKO (National):Ā tēnei te mihi o te whanauka o Te Waka o Takitimu o Ngāti Kahungunu. Ko Kai Tahu tēnei nō Rāpaki nō Te Rakiwhakaputa e mihi atu ki a koutou katoa.[And so I a relative of the Tainui canoe and of the Ngāti Kahungunu people acknowledge you. I am Kai Tahu from Te Rakiwhakaputa and acknowledge you all.]It is a pleasure for me to rise and speak in support of this bill the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Amendment Bill. I want to acknowledge first of all the work of the excellent local MP for the Wairarapa Alastair Scott who has brought this bill to the House. As we have heard this bill will amend the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Act 1943 to enable this trust board to better manage its functions and that is the essence of this bill—to better manage its functions.The Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts hail from the time when the Wairarapa Māori donated two blocks of land to the Crown for the purpose of establishing a school. That school was to be under the authority of the Lord Bishop of New Zealand. The schools established on this land had various misfortunes however in their early years. The first school closed within 5 years and the second a college was established but was destroyed by fire.Around 1943 a need was seen to make more practical use of the income available from the lands held by these two trusts and for the purpose of furthering education. The Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Act was passed to allow this and a new board was established to administer the amended trust on behalf of Ngāti Kahungunu. Since that time the trusts have continued with their goal of furthering education. They currently provide educational scholarships for children of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and also of Rangitāne o Wairarapa descent. In 2014 119 scholarships were awarded at a total value of $59600.This amendment bill provides a timely update to the legislation governing the trust board and it will achieve four main objectives. First of all it will better describe the relationship between Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Board the Bishop of Te Upoko o Te Ika and tangata whenua of Wairarapa. Second it establishes a more robust nomination process for the board members. Third it provides a fairer distribution of funds for tangata whenua of Wairarapa. And the fourth one is to facilitate the long-term development of the lands held by the trusts.These sensible and practical changes will assist the trust board in achieving its mission. And when we look at its mission it is to uphold the aspirations and expectations of our tīpuna to enhance the faith and education of our people of being good kaitiaki of our taoka tuku iho through our business practices. That is the mission. And stemming from that mission they have four goals as well. The first is to enhance the faith to empower whānau and hapū. The second is to make positive contributions to the education of tamariki which empowers whānau—and we all know that. Education empowers whānau. The third one is to be a good steward of our taonga tuku iho and other assets. And the fourth one is to operate in a manner that upholds the expectations and aspirations of our tūpuna. That is about tikanga.This amendment bill will assist the trusts with meeting this mission and these goals. I look forward to hearing from the trust and others when we consider the bill at the Māori Affairs Committee and ensuring that this bill does everything it can to support the ongoing work of the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Board. I commend this bill to the House. E mihi atu ki a koutou katoa. [I acknowledge you all.]