Hauiti Claudette: Maungaharuru-Tangitū Hapū Claims Settlement Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHauiti Claudette: Maungaharuru-Tangitū Hapū Claims Settlement Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 31 July 2013. Volume:692;Page:12220. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]CLAUDETTE HAUITI (National):Maungaharuru-Tangitū Hapū Ngāti Kurumōkihi Ngāti Tū Ngāti Whakaari Ngāi Tauira Ngāi Te Ruruku ki Tangoio Ngāi Tahu tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.[Acknowledgments salutations greetings and tributes to you all Maungaharuru-Tangitū subtribe Ngāti Kurumōkihi Ngāi Tū Ngāti Whakaari Ngāi Tauira Ngāi Te Ruruku ki Tangoio and Ngāi Tahu .]The claim of the hapū relate primarily to war raupatu and Crown land-purchasing methods. The only land left in the possession of the hapū is in a flood-prone zone which is the location of their marae Tāngoio and their kōhanga reo. I would like to précis the summary of settlement redress not because I want to show or to talk about the assets that are involved here but to highlight the generosity of the hapū and the pragmatism of the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations in dealing with this very real issue and coming to some resolution in order to move forward.The redress includes a summary of the agreed historical accounts and Crown acknowledgments and apology. The cultural redress package includes—and I am going to précis here—the vesting of part of Ōpouahi Station; the vesting of Te Pōhue Domain Recreation Reserve; the vesting of lake beds of Lake Tūtira Lake Ōrākai and Lake Waikōpiro; the vesting of the administration of the stratum above the lake beds and the hapū; and the vesting and gifting back of four significant cultural properties including Boundary Stream Scenic Reserve Bellbird Bush Scenic Reserve the balance of Opouahi Scenic Reserve and Whakaari Landing Place Reserve.It includes a tātai tūāpapa over nine sites of significance to the hapū the establishment of a fund for the purpose of soil conservation in the Tāngoio area and the formation of a relationship between the hapū and Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. It includes te kawenata a partnership agreement with the Minister and Department of Conservation a relationship agreement with the Ministry for Primary Industries and Ngāti Kahungunu iwi statutory acknowledgments and deeds of recognition the appointment of an advisory committee the assignment and alteration of geographic names and the transfer of commercial properties.That is just a summary of what will be returned and gifted back and given to these hapū. It is in no way a replacement of what they have lost previously but I want to take this time to acknowledge the Government and particularly the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations the Hon Chris Finlayson for the pragmatic manner in which he has set about these settlements. The concept of partnership inherent in the Treaty has been worked through so that overall there are 66 Treaty settlements and the Crown is now over halfway towards completing the historical Treaty settlement process. We needto resolve these historical issues so that we can move forward together as a nation and leave behind these grievances.These settlements will provide an economic base for these iwi including these hapū to invest in the regions of their rohe. It is good for Māori and it is good for the hapū and it is good for Aotearoa New Zealand. Other iwi such as Tainui and Ngāi Tahu have grown into important drivers of regional growth through settlement of Treaty of Waitangi grievances. This Government has successfully increased the speed at which outstanding negotiations are conducted and concluded through leadership and better resourcing and strategy.So Maungaharuru Tangitū hapū I acknowledge you and thank you for your generosity. Ngāti Kurumōkihi Ngāti Tū Ngāti Whakaari Ngāi Tauira Ngāi Te Ruruki ki Tangoio me Ngāi Tahu mihi atu ki a koutou katoa. I commend the Maungaharuru-Tangitū Hapū Claims Settlement Bill to the House. Kia ora.Bill read a first time.Billreferred to the Māori Affairs Committee.