Horomia Parekura: Whanganui Iwi (Whanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Whanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill — In Committee 
Horomia Parekura: Whanganui Iwi (Whanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Whanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill — In Committee 
[Volume:671;Page:17823] 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour—Ikaroa-Rawhiti) 
: 
Tena koe Mr Chair Tisch. I listened to my learned friend Kelvin Davis who is a former principal. He gave a great translation. I saw Te Ururoa Flavell over there nodding his head so I tended to accept it and be thankful. 
Hon Maurice Williamson 
: He was just going to sleep. 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: Mr Williamson would certainly be one member who would want to go to sleep after the changing of the name. I have heard his comments in relation to the “h” in Whanganui. I remember that a long time ago Naida Glavish dared to say “Kia ora.” on the telephone—and Mr Williamson will remember that. There was an uproar about her daring to use a Maori language greeting. I want to celebrate the fact that we have come a long way forward as a nation. We all talk about being one nation and all that sort of stuff but the title of the Whanganui Iwi (Wanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Wanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill is quite exact. 
I want to register my respect and support for the Maori Affairs Committee. I am on that committee and so is Kelvin Davis and it has done a good job in relation to the bill. 
There is one part of the bill that I want to mention even though we are debating the title. The group that brought the settlement to the point of finality is a very very young negotiation team. It is a great example for other iwi and hapu groups to take notice of. 
“Whanganui” can mean a great bay but the addition of the “h” gives surety to the people as surely as they stood firm at Pakaitore. The issue I want to ask the Minister about is that in changing the name and adding the “h” to the name of the forest there are some added technicalities to go through. I wonder what he has done about them. Also with regard to adding “Kaitoke” to the prison’s name I wonder whether he has prepared for and dealt with the technicalities in relation to the justice legislation and regulations. I look forward to the Minister responding to my queries. 
Sandra Goudie 
: What is the member talking about? 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: The member knows what he is talking about regarding the Maori language. I am more than happy to give free lessons to people who are so naive that they want to distance themselves from a great bill and a commitment to the Treaty settlements that Labour began—and thank goodness—like the other 11 settlements that National is struggling to finish off. I recognise Dr Cullen and pay a bit of respect to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. 
At the end of the day this bill is certainly one of the better things that the Government has moved forward. It is one of the better things that the Government has finalised. But I really want to ask the Minister what he has done about the technical issues around the name change. I also commend those people who brought this settlement to an end and negotiated well with the Government. 
The Chairperson reported progress on the Whanganui Iwi (Whanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Whanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill no progress on the Customs and Excise (Joint Border Management Information Sharing and Other Matters) Amendment Bill and no progress on the Airports (Cost Recovery for Processing of International Travellers) Bill. 
Progress reported. 
Report adopted.