Andersen Ginny; Kuriger BarbaraHon GINNY ANDERSEN (Labour): Tēnā koe e te Pīka. Ko te mihi tuatahi ki te atua nāna nei ngā mea katoa. Ko te mihi tuarua ki te whare e tū nei āpiti hono tātai hono te hunga mate ki te hunga mate āpiti hono tātai hono te hunga ora ki te hunga ora. He mihi mahana ki a koutou ngā uri ngā tāngata o Whakatōhea ā he mihi mahana ki a koutou i tēnei rā. Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou huihui mai tātou katoa. Tangohia mai te taurā i taku kakī kia waiata au i taku waiata."[Thank you Mr Speaker. First acknowledgment is to the god whom is the beginning and the end of everything. Second acknowledgment to this house standing. The dead to the dead the living to the living the lines are joined. A warm greeting to you the descendants of Whakatōhea the people of Whakatōhea. A warm welcome to you all today. And so thank you once thank you twice and welcome everyone. "Take the noose off my neck so that I can sing my song."]I learnt those words when I was young and they have haunted me for a long time. I grew up with that story and it's only now that I look back and do my research properly—that the proper last words of Mokomoko were in fact "E mate hara kore ana ahau. Tēnā koutou Pākehā. Hei aha." That story is part of the apology that's part of this bill in terms of the wrongs that have been committed against Whakatōhea. And there are few other iwi in New Zealand in our history who have had the full force the might of colonisation like Whakatōhea have. In this settlement bill which reaches its second reading today the apology is contained within the bill and it makes for sobering reading. Many New Zealanders who may start to pay more attention to our history I hope will take a look at some of these bills and read not only the Māori but the English of what is contained within its pages.The Crown acknowledges in this bill the sense of grievance and pain suffered not only by the whānau of Mokomoko but all of those who had to endure fighting for their own lands and having those lands taken as raupatu—the direct impact of the native land laws which segmented and fragmented collective ownership and enabled it to be eroded piece by piece over time with iwi having no ability to fight back or retain collective ownership. It is essentially a Pākehā square that forces Māori into that hole and that has had direct consequences into the identity the connection with land through awa maunga and whenua that Māori have been separated from through the force of something as devastating as the work of the native land laws.The Public Works Act was also at force for Whakatōhea with significant lands listed here in this bill that were taken under the Public Works Act. Moutohora Quarry was one of those that was taken and is included in this apology. The Crown acknowledges in this that Whakatōhea were left as a result of all of these different actions these different wrongs landless. The Crown acknowledges the accumulative effect of its acts and omissions including raupatu Crown-purchasing practices survey costs and the operation and the impact of native land laws. This has caused deep pain to Whakatōhea leaving them separated from maunga awa and traditional sites and contributing to the loss of traditional knowledge. It has hindered their economic social and cultural development. The Crown's failure to ensure that Whakatōhea have retained sufficient land for their present and future needs was a breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles.I'm aware that time is nigh so I will conclude. But I really hope that the provisions within this bill particularly aquaculture provide hope and light for the future of the people of Whakatōhea. I acknowledge that the Crown's policy of large natural groups is brutal and unkind; it does not suit the natural formations of hapū and iwi. I acknowledge those who are not happy with this settlement. But it is my real hope for your people that the opportunities and the like that lie ahead will provide some guidance and hope for your rangatahi for the next generation—that you can continue to be who you are and to influence and have your tino rangatiratanga in force within your own area. Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā tatou katoa.DEPUTY SPEAKER: The time has come for me to leave the House for the dinner break. The House will resume at 7.30 p.m. this evening.Sitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m."