Peke-Mason SorayaSORAYA PEKE-MASON (Labour): Tēnā koe Madam Whakawā. Whai korōria hareruia ki a Ihowa o ngā mano te Matua Tama Wairua Tapu me ngā anahera pono me te Māngai. Tatū ki ngā tūākana wairua Ārepa Ōmeka Piriwiritua Hamuera ko te Māngai kei roto āke āke tonu atu.Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou ngā uri o Ngāti Hei. Mihi ki ngā tūpuna me ngā mate kei runga i a koutou kua tae mai ki tēnei rā kia mihia kia tangi'ia i roto i tēnei rā. Tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.Tēnā koutou katoa e ngā kaumātua kuia pakeke rangatahi tamariki me ngā mokopuna. Kei te harikoa au kua tae mai koutou ki te rongo ki te pānuitanga tuatahi o tō koutou whakaaetanga whakataunga i roto i tēnei Whare e tū nei.Otirā tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.[Thank you Madam Speaker.Glory halleluiah to Jehovah of the multitudes Father Son Holy Spirit and the true angels and the Mouthpiece. To the spiritual seniors Alpha Omega Willie who persevered Samuel with the Mouthpiece in forever and ever.Many thanks to you the descendants of Ngāti Hei. Greetings to the ancestors and the dearly departed upon you who have arrived here today so that they may be acknowledged and grieved for on this day. Thanks and greetings to all of you.Greetings to all of you the patriarchs matriarchs elders young people children and grandchildren. I am happy that you have arrived to listen to the first reading of your agreement settlement in this House that stands here.Indeed greetings and thanks to all of you.]It is with peaceful and happy spirits that I acknowledge uri o Ngāti Hei—those who have passed those today and those yet to come—and speak on this first reading of your claim.The vision of Ngāti Hei is aspirational. That is to preserve and enhance what has been handed down to them and for those yet to come. They wish to preserve and share Ngāti Hei's unique—and it is very unique—history to retain the lands and their cultural taonga inherited from their tūpuna. This includes holding on to and building up their people's knowledge of te reo Māori and tikanga. Whakapapa binds us together."—that is what I have found on the website of Ngāti Hei.I acknowledge my own whakapapa. My father died when I was three years old. I was raised by my mother on Te Awa Tupua o Whanganui of which I place here today a mauri kōhatu given to me by my whānau of the awa to guide to nurture to manaaki this journey as I share with you uri Ngāti Hei. Sadly I know little about my Papa Joseph Peke and Nana Sophie. But what I do know and acknowledge is my whakapapa to Ngāti Tamaterā and his whenua. I acknowledge that toto that flows in your veins in our veins. The summary of history the background dates back to 1836 and to 1923. It's a very very long long time. The settlement is grounded in the Crown's acknowledgment of this history and as mentioned by colleagues earlier on it has taken far too long. The settlement entails Crown acknowledgments and apology cultural redress and significant relationships. It includes a collective redress and a financial commercial redress. Within that is the transfer of shares of Whenuakite Station jointly with Ngāti Tamaterā. I acknowledge the negotiators in particular the late Peter Tiki Johnston and his son today Peter Matai Johnston and Joe Davis. It's a challenging task for any iwi to negotiate at the best of times this construct this system of colonialism that we have to endure.Having experience on a post-settlement governance entity (PSGE) of one of my tribes I want to acknowledge the trustees of the Ngāti Hei PSGE. I know how much sacrifice how much determination how much perseverance and how much courage it takes to fill those roles—tēnā koutou katoa. Thank you to the Crown negotiators and all those involved. I look forward to the settlement making its way through the Māori Affairs Committee and through the Whare and bringing hope and the fulfilment of Ngāti Hei's aspirations.Nō reira ngā manaakitanga me te aroha ki a koutou ngā uri me ngā whanaunga. Tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā tātou katoa.[So care and compassion to you the descendants and family members. Greetings and thanks to all of us.]I commend this to the House kia ora. Motion agreed to.Bill read a first time."