Jones ShaneHon SHANE JONES (Minister of Forestry): Kia ora anō tātou. Me Reo Māori ahau i te tuatahi. Kia ahatia e te kanohi o Te Tai Rāwhiti Ngāti Porou—nau mai haere mai ki roto i Te Whare i whakaritea hei kōrerotanga mā ngā kaitorangapū mō tēnei take hei whakaeatanga hoki o tēnei kaupapa ā tōna wā. Nō reira e kara e Herewini ngā mihi ki a koe.[Greetings one and all. I will begin in Māori. Representatives of the East Coast of Ngāti Porou—welcome welcome to the House where politicians may debate indeed may resolve this matter in due course. Therefore Herewini sir I salute you.]Our party will be voting for this bill. However when we get to the committee stage there are elements of further clarification that we may require. But I would say that Mr Finlayson has largely addressed areas of anxiety that are covered off in clause 13 of the bill.Now the land history and the interface with the takutai moana in the Tai Rāwhiti in the East Coast area are distinctive. As a consequence of the foresight and perhaps a little isolation but certainly the leadership of Sir Apirana Ngata and the leaders of that time the land retention uninterrupted since the days of the Treaty of Waitangi is unique in this part of New Zealand.Secondly this piece of legislation does reflect a long journey and despite those who may be prone to exaggerating the downside of the legislation the reality is there is no pot of gold. There is no rich seam or vein of rich mineral that may or may not be denied the followers of Don Brash's Hobson's Pledge group. This is a part of New Zealand where the population spread is sparse but the land is precious. The land however is under great stress which is why as the first citizen of the provinces and the billion-tree politician we are seeking ways to increase the land cover so that the land does not slip continuously into the creeks and the rivers and further blight the takutai moana of the Tai Rāwhiti. So I would say to those folk who feel that this is a major departure from the established way of managing the land and coastal interface exhaust your reservoir of anxiety on something else.However clause 13 is important in this piece of legislation because it affirms the ongoing existence of infrastructure rights and a host of other interests where people that did submit were concerned that an unintended consequence of this piece of legislation might be to strip those of their established statutory entitlements. So it's important that I point that out. I think it is a matter of disappointment that some of the hapū of Ngāti Porou at this stage have chosen not to be a part of it because I genuinely believe—and I know my leader believes—that Apirana Mahuika was not only a stalwart for his Ngāti Porou people but he was one of the tōtara trees of his time. It's often the case that the girth of the tōtara tree is best seen from a great difference and often one's own relations and neighbours see not a tōtara tree but a mānuka tree. But in our view this man was a tōtara tree. I only hope that those who are at this stage not a part of this kaupapa dwell upon how they might join it because there is no plan B. These are rare opportunities where Parliament uses over a long period of time its time the State's resources and a great deal of patience to develop a product like this. For those who are unable to come on board I am disappointed and therein lies the difference between leadership and village squabbling. So to the Ngāti Porou leadership that have brought it this far we do acknowledge you but we will be paying particular attention during the committee stage that all concerns reflected in the select committee process have been adequately addressed. But at this stage we tautoko the bill. Thank you.