Mahuta Nanaia: Ngati Makino Claims Settlement Bill — Second Reading 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Mahuta Nanaia: Ngati Makino Claims Settlement Bill — Second Reading 
[Sitting date: 18 July 2012. Volume:681;Page:3717. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Labour—Hauraki-Waikato) 
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 Tena koutou katoa. Tenei ka tu ake ki te tautoko i te panui tuarua ki tenei pire mo Ngati Makino. No reira ki a koutou e pa mai tenei ahuatanga kei runga i tenei Whare Paremata ki te tuku i nga whakaaro o te komiti whakahaere e pa ana ki nga pire tiriti. 
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Greetings to you all. I rise in support of the second reading of this bill about Ngati Makino. So to you collectively affected by this situation upon this House I express some thoughts about select committee procedure in relation to treaty bills. 
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I too just wanted to take a short moment to acknowledge the contribution and role of Timi te Heuheu. I would certainly agree with previous comments that he was a man much skilled in the task of diplomacy. It is only right that we recognise him this morning when we are talking about Treaty settlement legislation because he was very keenly aware of how important it was to ensure that historical redress for Treaty grievances would be achieved but more enduring was the importance of the relationship between iwi and the Crown. I want to acknowledge the work that the Government has put into continuing in a progressive manner the Treaty settlement process. 
With regard to Ngati Makino specifically I want to make just a small contribution with relation to the aspirations around the conservation estate and the fact that it was a very clear expectation from Ngati Makino that their values would be protected and provided for in the management of whenua rahui. That is really important because what has become a defining feature of many Treaty settlements of this day and age is an expectation that the conservation kaitiakitanga principles that iwi and Maori have can be reflected within the management practices of today’s time in the conservation estate. Those values are not too far apart from the values that every New Zealander aspires to hold true for the ongoing management of conservation lands. 
From Subpart 3 clause 37 right through to about clause 49 are the specific aspects of the Ngati Makino Claims Settlement Bill relating to the conservation expectations of Ngati Makino. I have read them with some interest. I am pleased to see that their values will be integrated into the management plan of their whenua rahui. I am pleased to see that that will ensure that Ngati Makino will continue to have a say in the plans and the ongoing future aspects of conservation heritage protection of those particular areas. Probably what is more notable—and it really draws on the previous comment raised by the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations—was that these settlements are of practical real benefit to both the people and parties involved underpinning that it is an enduring relationship. I see that that is the intention of these particular sections and I look forward to Ngati Makino certainly expressing their values and their important role as kaitiakitanga going forward into the future. 
I did not want to take too much more time except to say that it is quite a feat for the Maori Affairs Committee to get through Treaty settlement legislation in such an efficient manner. I am under no shadow of a doubt that it does work very hard but to bring bills to the House and have about five or six debated on a single day or in a morning I think is exemplary of a process that is keen to see Treaty settlement legislation progressed not only for the greater benefit of the parties involved but also so that people can get on with looking forward into the future. So without too much more I want to thank all those people who have been involved in Ngati Makino those kaumatua their advisers their iwi for pursuing a settlement with the Crown; and also to the Crown advisers who worked tirelessly to advise the Minister and prepare legislation reflecting the intent of the deed; and certainly to the select committee and its clerks. Kia ora.