Young JonathanJONATHAN YOUNG (National—New Plymouth): Thank you Madam Speaker. E ngā reo e ngā mana e ngā hau e whā tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa. Can I thank the previous speaker for some of the comments he has made. Can I welcome the people of Parihaka here to Parliament. This place which long ago worked to take away your mana—our hope and prayer is that this place restore it and restore the autonomy and the ability for you to define and determine your future. I think as we see here in the legacy statement just exactly it is your story that you have and own and want to tell. It's a story of international significance and can I just commend what the Māori Affairs Committee have done in terms of strengthening some of the statements. You know we live in a world that would seek to soften the hard and dark things of the past. But I think it is the truth of the past that will help us make sure that our future is strong. If we refuse to acknowledge that we only disservice ourselves. I think that we have in the experiences of the people of Parihaka something which I think is of international significance in that a people who sought to defend what was always—and should have been—theirs did it in a peaceful and a willing way: to actually attempt to cooperate with those settlers and the Crown that had come to Taranaki. Yet they received at the hand of the Crown I would have to say a tremendous affront to that spirit and attitude. It's been recorded and acknowledged locally that Mahatma Gandhi in terms of the peaceful resistance in India took his inspiration from the people of Parihaka.I believe that as the negotiations for Taranaki iwi were under way there was consideration in the early period of time that Parihaka be included in that but that of course was not to be because of the negotiators who said that the story of Parihaka is unique and needs to stand and be recognised on its own two feet—that this place was a place where those people who had lost their land and mana and came to a place of refuge and indeed was the largest settlement of Māori in Taranaki. This seemed to be the place where the Crown determined that they would try and eradicate and stamp out that resistance that was taking place.I remember the words of Wīremu Kīngi who was recorded in The Taranaki Report from the Waitangi Tribunal who said regarding the settlers who came to Taranaki Look you have your part. We have our part and love will bind us together". There was a generous attitude of wanting to cooperate and inclusion and form a society together. But at that point in time back in the 1860s through to the early 1880s and onwards that spirit and attitude was moved against. This is why this Parliament and the Government of past and now have written these words of apology to the people of Parihaka.Can I say just in my last few moments that I am very honoured to know many of the people of Parihaka and to esteem you and respect you as a member of Parliament of that coastal region. My aroha goes to you and I thank you for being here. I thank you for your generosity for your amazing patience and my hope and prayer is that this bill that goes through this House will be in fact the enablement for a stronger future. Can I acknowledge the district councils. It's been wonderful to see them involved in coming behind the people of Parihaka to strengthen your infrastructure and also to support you as a wider Taranaki community. Kia ora God bless. Thank you."