Bayly AndrewANDREW BAYLY (National—Hunua): Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker. It's a pleasure to be talking on the Ngāti Tamaoho Claims Settlement Bill in its second reading. Of course this relates to an area in my electorate of Hunua but much more pertinent to me the marae for the people of Ngāti Tamaoho is actually very close to where I live. I just want to acknowledge some of the rangatira but in particular Dennis Kirkwood who's the chief negotiator and a great person and also Hero Potini who I see regularly at events in my electorate. But I know there are many others involved in the settlement and I do pay homage to them. This is a great position to be in—that the House is bringing this bill and progressing it through—because as Rino Tirikatene the previous speaker noted it's not a huge iwi but is important none the less and this bill seeks to address a wrong that we've heard about so many times before. I always find it rather heartbreaking reading the stories about what went on with the various iwi around New Zealand where we are trying to come to a peaceful end to those pieces of history that many of us do not want to think about and consider. But in particular with the Ngāti Tamaoho area it was interesting that this was an iwi that was actually very supportive of the Crown. It actually undertook a lot of commercial development with the Crown prior to the 1840s and as part of that sold a lot of their land. In fact it came to an agreement with the Crown that there would be 400 acres that would be protected for them and for public purposes. Then it went through a process after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi where the iwi actually sold land in Remuera. Part of that was that one-tenth of that land or some of the land that they owned was to be held back for the benefit of the iwi. But it all sort of came to a head in 1863 when the Crown—as it did in many places—asked Ngāti Tamaoho to actually swear an oath of allegiance. Without sufficient time the iwi could not comply with that request and from then on were deemed to be against the Crown which from all accounts was not actually the case. After the Waikato Wars they were then deemed to be ineligible for any compensation. So as a result by 1900—roughly—they were virtually landless. So I've watched this iwi over the years that I've lived in that area and obviously they've been working for a very long process for redress. It's interesting to note that some of the areas that they will be given some control over which are very very familiar to me are Āwhitu Peninsula; the Drury-Hingaia area just north of Karaka; the Karaka Stream very near where I live; Mauku and all these areas; and of course—very significantly—the Hunua Falls which are going to be co-managed. Again that is a place of huge scenic interest in my electorate but it is also very significant for many people in many other ways. Also there is the settlement round the Papakura Defence Force land which is obviously a very significant commercial opportunity and they have been given joint custody or stewardship over that area. So I'd just like to say that I'm very appreciative of the work that the Māori Affairs Committee have done. I acknowledge the rangatira of the iwi and I'm just glad to see this bill progressing through the House as quickly as it may do. Thank you very much.