Scott AlastairALASTAIR SCOTT (National—Wairarapa): Well that is a hard act to follow—I would like to acknowledge Marama Fox's contribution. Also I would like to acknowledge Ron Mark's contribution and Jo Hayes' contribution particularly for being very linked and tied to the Rangitāne people who are in the gallery this morning. Welcome everybody. Welcome to the House of Parliament—your House. It is an honour to be here speaking in this House in front of you today. It is not often that a sitting MP gets to participate in the third reading of a settlement bill in his or her own electorate. John Hayes before me and Georgina Beyer before him did not get the opportunity to speak on a third reading of a settlement bill. I am looking forward Mr Mark to speaking on the third reading of the Kahungunu bill in the near future—Pita Paraone: So is he.ALASTAIR SCOTT: —so we will see you next term.Marama Fox: He will have to win your seat.ALASTAIR SCOTT: Ha ha! That is right. I am not going to go through the history; Minister Finlayson has described that very well and Marama has given some very local history and understanding of the story of Rangitāne. But I would like to discuss or to mention the cross-claims and acknowledge the Rangitāne and Kahungunu arguments. Ron Mark described the arguments as being tough work—hard work. You know sometimes these disputes can be fractious aggressive or unpleasant even but I would like to acknowledge your settlement and your understanding because to get here you must have listened—listened and understood—and that is the benefit of a dispute. That is the silver lining if you like of understanding the other party to the dispute whether it is Kahungunu or the Crown in this case. So I acknowledge your generosity of spirit in wanting to negotiate and to agree and to listen and to understand. That is very important. I would also like to acknowledge of course those who are here but also those who are not here. I acknowledge those who are listening out there across the country and I also acknowledge those who have passed because of course they have set the foundation for what is the third reading of the settlement today.But most of my contribution is about the future because that is what is important. That is what we are here for that is why we do the work in this House: for the people of New Zealand and for their future. It is so gratifying and so pleasing to see rangatahi here today listening to the third reading. To those people—those young people up there—you will have heard stories from your parents and your uncles and your aunties and your grandparents. If you are like my kids you do not necessarily listen to your parents. You do not necessarily listen to your family elders or the members of your family even so I am going to take the opportunity to speak directly on their behalf to you. I want to emphasise the importance of the role that young people—you—play going forward because it is now your responsibility collectively and individually to take the mantle and to go forward.It is your responsibility to decide who will be your leaders and who will be your followers because you cannot have leaders without followers and there is no such thing as followers without leaders. It is a collaborative process. I encourage you to work together and there has been discussion around working with Kahungunu working together amongst yourselves to build on the foundation that has been set by those who have come before you. It is a fantastic opportunity that you have in front of you and I encourage you to take that opportunity to participate and to look to the people before you as fantastic role models—Jason and Mavis particularly; the best people the best of the best people—for you to model yourselves on. But it is up to you. It is up to the young people. I cannot do it for you; none of the people in this House can do it for you. It is for you to decide how to act and react to the situation and the opportunities that are laid out before you going from today forward. With that I commend this bill to the House.