McAnulty KieranKIERAN McANULTY (Labour—Wairarapa): Tēnā koutou ngā uri o Rangitāne ngā uri o Kahungunu. Nau mai haere mai hoki mai ki tō tātou nei Whare te Whare Pāremata.[Greetings you the descendants of Rangitāne the descendants of Kahungunu. Welcome to our House the House of Parliament.]It's wonderful to see you here today. I acknowledge your presence and I acknowledge those people of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Rangitāne o Wairarapa and Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua from the regions of Wairarapa and what is now known as the Tararua District.Wairarapa Moana is a beautiful site. It is the site that gives our beautiful region its name. Glistening waters" is what it loosely translates to. Anyone that has left Wellington on the train to head to Wairarapa leaving the dreary miserable weather of Wellington going underneath the Remutaka Pass and emerging to the beautiful sunny valley of Wairarapa to the right sees the beautiful site of Wairarapa Moana.It's wonderful to see in this bill today recognition of the cultural redress that needs to occur in regards to recognising the unique and special role that iwi have in the management of Wairarapa Moana. How good is co-governance? That's what I have to say. Because it recognises that there is a special and unique role that should never be overlooked in the management of important cultural assets be it Wairarapa Moana be it out Castlepoint or Mataikona. It is vital that the wrongs of the past be acknowledged and attempts to address that be made and that is what is outlined in this bill today.This is the first time that I've spoken to a redress bill and it is a great privilege to be able to speak to it today. For the first time listening to the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations the Hon Andrew Little acknowledging those that took part in the negotiations I was able to sit back and say "I know those people." That meant a lot to me because I know that this means a lot not only to Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne but also to our region. This shouldn't just be seen as something that's important to local iwi. This should be seen as something that's important to all of us.I've been reflecting on my family's heritage in leading up to this contribution and I remember back in 2014 when I first stood for Parliament and I told the story of my great-grandmother's great-grandfather who built the first building in what is now Featherston which was the first pub. I was really proud of that. Rawiri Smith who was running for Te Paati Māori at the time came up to me and said "That's pretty impressive but don't forget how long we've been here." And I haven't.But I also reflect on my great-grandfather's great-uncle Daniel O'Connell who the main street of Dublin is named after. He was a politician of the time and led the fight against the British to have the Irish recognised in their own land. I was raised being told of this raised to be proud of this—that fighting for the rights of the people who were there before they were colonised is something to be proud of. If I were to stand today here not only as the member of Parliament for Wairarapa but with that as my background and not support this and not support co-governance then I would be a hypocrite and I'm not going to be a hypocrite. I support this wholeheartedly.To those that suggest that co-governance should not go beyond the management of natural resources I would point them to Te Ahu a Turanga the Manawatū-Tararua highway that is currently being built at the moment. Now that Transmission Gully has finished it is the largest earthworks project in the country.Hon Gerry Brownlee: Yeah still one of ours.KIERAN McANULTY: It is a case where a unique approach has been taken. While some may want to interject and try and play petty politics on roading projects there is a serious point to this and that is that unlike previous projects the New Zealand Transport Agency and the alliance of which it is part formed a relationship with local iwi—recognising the unique role recognising the importance of the land to them—and had a co-governance approach to that construction. Some may argue that there is no role for that in such things. But this project has taken into consideration the unique and special insight that local iwi were able to provide. It has taken into consideration the importance of preserving the mana of the land the water that flows through the Manawatū River; the importance of restoring the land once the road is built with native planting but also working with local iwi to ensure that actually the majority of the people working on that project are from local areas.Those are the sorts of practical tangible benefits from taking the time to recognise the unique role that mana whenua have and the possibilities that working together brings. Mavis Mullins mentioned at the time when the Hon Phil Twyford came to Woodville to sign this agreement that this was the Treaty principles at work and I couldn't agree more. Something like building a road can follow Treaty principles and I think it's a prime example for those that try to say that co-governance is something to be scared of. Go up to the Tararua District and see it in action and I promise you it'll be nothing to be scared of at all. I wholeheartedly commend this bill to the House."