Rurawhe Adrian: Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill — In Committee00DBHOH_BILL12851.1Text is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRurawhe Adrian: Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill — In Committee00DBHOH_BILL12851.1[Sitting date: 21 October 2015. Volume:709;Page:7419. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ADRIAN RURAWHE (Labour—Te Tai Hauāuru): Tēnā koe Mr Chair. It is a pleasure to take a call on the Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill or in Te Reo Māori Te Pire Whakatikatika i Te Poari Pou Tiaki ā-Motu o Waitangi and I can tell you that if you put the comma in the wrong place you could be fixing up the board not the legislation. So I suggest that there should be a comma after “Whakatikatika” definitely not after “Pire”.I also want to mihi to the four whānau that now through this legislation will have the opportunity to appoint a member to this board. Ā e mihi ana ahau ki te whānau o Hone Heke te whānau o Maihi Kāwiti te whānau o Tāmati Waka Nene me te whānau o Pōmare [and so I acknowledge the families of Hone Heke Maihi Kāwiti Tāmati Waka Nene and Pōmare] because it is a very new thing that they now under this bill will have the right to as of right have a seat on that board. I think it is really important that all of the descendants that had a part to play in gifting this piece of land to the nation have a right to sit on the board so that they can have input into how it is governed and managed. The governance of such things is a very important thing and of course that is the whole point of amending this legislation so that it can be better governed.I have taken note of the contributions from those members who sit on the Māori Affairs Committee. Although some have expressed concern about the removal of those Government members who sit on the board as of right from the position that they hold I think it is a reflection of moving forward to a better place in terms of having those members who will now form the Crown representatives group in more of a partnership model rather than one that actually sits in a governance role. So I acknowledge that and I think that from my point of view that is a really good idea because it maintains the relationship at a very high level between those members without their having to actually be members of the trust board.I also want to acknowledge that in place of that there are going to be nominated members of the board: one nominated by the Prime Minister and one nominated by the Leader of the Opposition. I think that that in a way expresses the importance to the nation that the Parliament is represented on that trust board. So I just want to acknowledge that as well.The contributions from the members on this particular bill I have really enjoyed. I think it is a fair reflection of our growing nationhood. I think it is a fair reflection of the relationship between Treaty partners and I think you know we have come a long way and I think we have got some way to go yet but I think this particular bill is a good reflection of our Treaty relationship.I do not want to carry on too long on this. The other thing I wanted to acknowledge is the term of appointment. That will be a maximum of 9 years. I also support that. I think it is a good idea to rejuvenate to bring new people in. But I would suggest that the issue of continuity be addressed and worked out so that you do not have a wholesale change of membership after 3 years. I think that would be problematic. I think there is a case to be made where those appointments are staggered. Nō reira kāore e roa tēnei tū otirā e tika ana kia tuku mihi atu ki te Whare nei. Kia ora kia ora.[This stand therefore is not a long one but at the same time it is apt that I accord an acknowledgment to this House.Thank you thank you.]The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Chester Borrows): I call “Matua” Pita Paraone.