Hayes JoanneJO HAYES (National): E Te Mana Whakawā tēnā koe. E koro mā e kui mā e rau rangatira mā tēnei te mihi atu ki a koutou katoa. Kei te harikoa ki te kite i a koutou i tēnei rā whakahirahira. Nau mai haere mai.[To the elders and to the many leaders I would like to acknowledge you all. I am happy to see you on this important occasion. Welcome welcome.]Before I start my contribution I have some words from the Hon Chris Finlayson and from my colleague Harete Hipango who can't be here today. I will just read out the Hon Chris Finlayson's message to the whānau of Parihaka. So the Hon Chris Finlayson passes on his best wishes to the folk of Parihaka and to let them know how much they mean to him and that he wants to work with them on building the disputes resolution centre. From my colleague Harete Hipango who is unable to be here today she passes on her regrets for her absence: My thoughts of our Parihaka tipuna and uri of past present and future is with you all today at the passage of this bill of reconciliation into living law. My profound belief and knowledge that Parihaka has not succumbed to the depravity of the injustices and continues to rise and rise tonu ake [once again]. E te whanaunga o Parihaka ka rawe—ngā mihi tonu [To the relations of Parihaka excellent—continuing praise]." That is from Harete Hipango. I start my contribution in the third reading of Te Pire Haeata ki Parihaka / the Parihaka Reconciliation Bill with a whakataukī spoken by Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi the prophet leaders of Parihaka. Ko te pō te kaihari i te rā ko te mate te kaihari i te oranga—night is the bringer of day as death is the bringer of life; it is the theme that I choose today. And today we are seeing the dawning of a new era for the whānau of Parihaka. Today there is reconciliation by the Crown of the invasion of Parihaka by colonial troops over 140 years ago. Today we all bear witness as the night shepherds in a new day of reconciliation as we remember those brave men who were wrongly arrested with some giving their lives so their whānau can live on; the brave women who endured the hideous crimes forced on them; the dark days like death itself where children were forced to endure a horrendous past as some retold their experiences to their mokopuna and so the hurt has travelled down through the generations. Reconciliation brings with it a new beginning a new life—where Parihaka has told of its past and its present and will forge a new future that they will tell in their way when they are ready; where Parihaka will truly belong to Parihaka. Today is a special day for us all where it marks a place in New Zealand history that we should never venture back there again. So like many of my colleagues here today I am humbled and privileged that I should be part of this significant event in the history of Parihaka. I thank the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Settlements Minister Andrew Little and the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Minister Kelvin Davis who have picked up the work from the former Minister the Hon Chris Finlayson and seen through to the conclusion this Te Pire Haeata ki Parihaka / the Parihaka Reconciliation Bill. Nā reira e te whānau o Parihaka me ngā mema o Te Pāremata tēnā rā koutou katoa. Kia ora.[Therefore to the whānau of Parihaka and the members of Parliament greetings to one and all. Thank you.]"