King MattMATT KING (National—Northland): It's a pleasure to speak on the Ngāti Hinerangi Claims Settlement Bill; nau mai haere mai. I'm a permanent member of the Māori Affairs Committee and we've heard from our chair over there Rino Tirikatene—a huge man with a great lot of respect and a friend of mine. He does a great job and we have an enjoyable time on the select committee the Māori Affairs Committee because we're part of this process and I look forward to travelling up to the rohe as part of our work at select committee. So this bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed between the Crown and Ngāti Hinerangi. It's the full and final Treaty claims settlement from acts or omissions from the Crown from prior to 21 September 1992. Now a lot of the speakers have said what I'm going to say but I'll say it again. I know that Ngāti Hinerangi are an iwi based in Matamata but their rohe extends from eastern Waikato through to Tauranga including parts of the Kaimai Ranges which is a truly beautiful part of New Zealand second only to Northland my patch—just a little bit biased there. In 2014 the Crown recognised the mandate of the Ngāti Hinerangi Trust. In December 2015 there was agreement in principle which was signed which formed the basis of the settlement. On 14 December 2018 the deed of settlement was initialled and in May of this year—4 May—the deed of settlement was signed. This recognises the wrongs of the past and attempts to strengthen the relationship between the Crown and iwi. These sorts of settlements help unlock the economic potential and boost regional and provincial areas and this process was begun under the Hon Chris Finlayson. Many many settlements were begun under that Minister Chris Finlayson so he's done some really great work and we're really proud of the work that he's done. He's a loss to our side and no doubt he'll be doing work in other areas but he did some great work—some great work. In this bill the Crown unreservedly apologises to the hapū and whānau of the Ngāti Hinerangi for failing to uphold the obligations of the Treaty of Waitangi. These claims relate to conflict with the Crown in Tauranga and the Crown's acts of land purchase which left the iwi virtually landless including confiscation between 1865 and 1868 of 290000 acres of land in Tauranga. Some was returned but the process was flawed and this contributed to economic and social marginalisation of the iwi. It's simply not possible to fully compensate Ngāti Hinerangi for the loss and prejudice they suffer—simply not possible—but this settlement will forge a new relationship between the Crown and Ngāti Hinerangi and be a real positive catalyst for change.Now the settlement includes an agreed historical account which is important Crown acknowledgments an apology cultural redress financial redress of $8.1 million a cultural revitalisation payment of $200000 a marae rebuild of $20000—like I said we can't fully compensate for the loss but it's a good gesture I think—co-governance arrangements with the upper Waihou and Piako river catchments and vesting of 14 cultural redress properties which includes Wairere Falls Scenic Reserve which I know Ngāti Hinerangi consider a sacred awa. The benefits of this settlement will be available to all Ngāti Hinerangi wherever they may live. Under a National-led Government we made great progress in completing final and durable settlements of Treaty of Waitangi claims. As a result of our focus on historical Treaty settlements which this Government continues New Zealand has completed settlements for the majority of the country. The sooner that we settle Treaty of Waitangi claims the sooner iwi and indeed all New Zealanders will see the benefits these settlements bring to the country. We had 56 settlements in principle and 58 deeds of settlement signed between 2009 and 2017. We also set up the Post Settlement Commitments Unit to safeguard the durability of settlements and recognise the full potential of Crown-iwi relationships. We are very proud of our record in this area.Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa. I commend this bill to the House.