Davis KelvinNGĀI TAI KI TĀMAKI CLAIMS SETTLEMENT BILLSecond ReadingHon KELVIN DAVIS (Minister for Crown/Māori Relations) on behalf of the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: I move That the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Bill be now read a second time.The Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Bill represents the continued effort by the Crown to remedy the wrongs of its past actions towards Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. Just to give some historical context of the claim Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki are an iwi centred around Maraetai and are members of both the Tāmaki and Hauraki collectives. Their interests extend into Tāmaki-makau-rau across Hauraki and include coastlines harbours and islands in and around the Waitematā Harbour and Tīkapa Moana which is the Māori translation for the Hauraki Gulf. Significant ancestral and cultural sites for Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki include Motutapu Island Maraetai and the Hunua ranges. Fossilised human footprints dating from 600 years ago discovered on Motutapu demonstrate the deep and long-lasting connection between Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and the whenua.Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki have suffered breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi through unfair land transactions. These land transactions during the 1830s were intended by Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki to foster mutually beneficial relationships with Europeans. However the actual result once they were implemented post-1840 was large blocks of land being sold to private purchasers and the Crown failing to protect and reserve land for Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. The culmination of these breaches of Te Tiriti has meant that Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki have been alienated from much of their ancestral lands which has challenged the iwi's traditional structure and has had negative intergenerational effects on the people of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.The Crown has failed to adequately address the grievances arising from its actions until now. The deed of settlement signed between the Crown and Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki in 2015 addresses these grievances. The proposed bill gives effect to those elements of the deed which require statute. The importance of this bill in fostering and mending relations between the Crown and Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki should not be understated. Settlement negotiations were first sought in 1989. The deed of settlement for Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki was signed on 7 November 2015. Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki have had to endure delays in the progression of this bill and I acknowledge this has been tough and upsetting for Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki so it is wonderful to now be presenting the bill for its second reading.I'd like to extend my thanks to the Māori Affairs Committee for their work and effort in the consideration of this bill. Thirteen written submissions were received by the committee from members of the public iwi and council. Six submitters wished to speak to their submissions at hearings held in Auckland in February. I thank the committee for reading and listening to these submissions and for carefully considering whether these should result in any changes to this bill. After this examination and consideration the committee have not recommended any substantive amendments to the bill.So I'll not take up the whole time allocated for me to speak to the bill as I do not wish to delay its progress a moment longer. I look forward to this bill advancing towards the third reading. While no amount of redress will ever be enough to compensate for the wrongs of the past this is a step towards acknowledgment recognition and reconciliation. I hope that it can allow for Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki to have confidence moving forward. Thank you Madam Assistant Speaker.