Tirikatene RinoRINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga): Tēnā koe Madam Speaker. He hōnore nui tēnei māku e tū ana ki te tautoko i tēnei pire hei tēnei pānuitanga tuarua.[Greetings Madam Speaker. It's my honour to stand in support of this bill at its second reading.]It's a pleasure to speak in support of this bill at its second reading. Whilst I'm not a member—no longer a member—of the Māori Affairs Committee I do acknowledge that the work that goes on with that committee as has been evidenced by the contributions today in this House. Treaty settlements are difficult—there are a lot of competing issues and it's a very hard position that the select committee does find itself in at times and it's no different for every other settlement that has gone through this House. There are always competing Waitangi Tribunal claimants hapū groups disputed whakapapa disputed areas or disputed history. That's the nature I guess of navigating through to a settlement. So I would like to acknowledge the Minister the Hon Andrew Little and his officials for the work that they have conducted in first of all signing the deed of settlement and also in bringing this bill to the House to enact certain aspects of that deed of settlement. And the deed of settlement is the fundamental document which has been signed. I want to acknowledge Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua the negotiators their leaders their rangatira their hapū and their whānau for the close to 20 years maybe beyond 20 years of pursuing this settlement and ensuring its enactment. I just want to make a brief contribution. I know all of the difficult issues have been thoroughly canvassed and I support the position that has been reflected in this bill and the decision—particularly the balance that the Minister had to make in his consideration of the various aspects that were raised at select committee. But I want to just speak to one point and that is in relation to aspects of the settlement which actually aren't included in the bill but are part of the deed of settlement and they relate to cultural redress. I've had the pleasure as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to Minister Parker for Oceans and Fisheries to see firsthand the good work that is going on with the marae of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa in particular—oh ki Tāmaki nui-a-Rua as well—through the Mai Paritu tai atu ki Turakirae fisheries forum group and that spans all of the East Coast all of the takiwā of Kahungunu and Rangitāne and the Wairarapa especially and I want to just acknowledge the work they're doing. We've heard a lot today about Ngāi Tūmapuhia-a-rangi and I have seen that wonderful beautiful hapū and their beautiful marae at Motuwairaka and the wonderful work that they are doing. This is what these settlements are about: it's about ensuring the continuity the continued expression of the permanency of tangata whenua of the hapū of Wairarapa. Those rights are being exercised daily; they are the custodians they are the kaitiaki of that beautiful moana. If you ever go to Riversdale you'll see a beautiful Motuwairaka Marae and the wonderful work that they do—not least of which is the beautiful hākiri that they serve at that lovely marae as well. Very commercially-minded as well: not only are they customary fishers and they are doing wonderful work in that forum group but they're also commercial fishers of their fishery as well—especially the pāua fishery. So for me it's wonderful to see actually hapū life in action when you go and see the beautiful people of the various hapū up and down the Wairarapa coast visit their marae see the wonderful work that they are doing. That is what these Treaty settlements are about; it's about recapitalising our iwi groups.I congratulate Ngāti Kahungunu and the two remaining taiwhenua that are included in this bill and them having continuation of the wonderful work that they already do which has been established mai rānō [long since]. And so with that I commend this bill at its second reading. Kia ora mai tatou.