Horomia Parekura: Second Readings 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Horomia Parekura: Second Readings 
[Sitting date: 16 February 2012. Volume:677;Page:560. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour—Ikaroa-Rawhiti) 
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Tautokotia atu nga mihimihi ki a koe tena koe. Ki te Minita mo te Matauranga te whanaunga e Hekia e mihi kau ana tena koe. 
[ 
I endorse the acknowledgments to you greetings. To the Minister of Education the relative Hekia I really acknowledge you greetings 
.]  
I was glad that my learned colleague from the nota did not say that Ngati Porou was obscure because it is paradise and I certainly do not bow from my vested interest. But in recognising that the role that we play I certainly want to mihi to the hard work of our pakeke and leaders of Ngati Porou Apirana Mahuika and Co. for that hard period going through. And there have been tensions; there is no doubt about it. I know most other iwi do not have tensions and ructions but we are honest people we have tensions but we get through them and for that I certainly want to commend our matua Api.  
E mihi kau ana i a koutou o Maniapoto. E roaroa atu te korero mo te wai mai i te timata o nga kereme mo te wai. E rongo atu ki te korero o te Shane nei mo te ahua o te wai. E mihi kau ana i a koutou. Kei a Nanaia te korero mo Maniapoto. I a koutou o Ngati Whare e mihi kau ana tena koutou. E pai atu ki te kite atu i a koutou. E mokemoke noa iho e kore e konei a Bill tera tangata e whai kaha ia tau ia marama mo te take nei. No reira tena koutou. 
[ 
I welcome you of Maniapoto. The conversation about water since the claims for water began has been a lengthy one. I note the comments by Shane here in respect of the water. But I really acknowledge you collectively. Nanaia has the talk in regard to Maniapoto. So to you of Ngati Whare I acknowledge you as well greetings. It is wonderful to see you but I am bereft at the same time that Bill that man who worked hard each year and month for this matter is no longer here. So greetings to you collectively. 
] 
It is good to see that Ngati Whare have the co-management of Whirinaki State Forest with the East Coast Bay of Plenty Conservation Board and that they get 640 hectares at the 10 percent forestry allocation is certainly great. But I do want to mention Bill Bird as one of the present leaders even though he has passed on because he was tenacious he was courageous and he stood against all sorts of things but sadly cancer took him away and he never saw it. At times we mention people who are not here but Bill was a real warrior and I want to recognise that.  
Ngati Manawa tena koutou. E mihi atu i a koutou e tu atu mo te take nei. 
[ 
Greetings Ngati Manawa. I commend your stance on this matter 
.]  
This deed was signed in December 2009 and the iwi were part of the central North Island forestry settlement negotiated by us a long period of time ago. I do want to recognise Ngati Manawa’s efforts the place that they have taken in these claims and how they have come forward on it.  
For Ngati Pahauwera Tom Gemmell was like Bill Bird a real warrior. And Toro Waaka Raymond Joe Megan as the Minister of Maori Affairs mentioned Charlie Hirini and all those ones who are not here including Auntie Sophie Keefe—all of those great people took this down the roadway. It is a great day and Ngati Pahauwera are certainly working hard. They live on the banks of that great awa Mohaka. And then we talk about water; it continually flows there and they have a high opinion on who owns it what it is and where it should be going. So I wish them all the best. In the sense of the redress it is important and significant to them. 
In relation to the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill one thing you learn is being a Hauiti person you are Ngati Porou and being Ngati Porou you are generally Hauiti. Those things that create tensions are there but certainly we look forward to supporting the Minister to ensure that this has a speedy passageway to finality and that we can all celebrate with these iwi that have turned up here tonight. Tena koe.