Hipango HareteHARETE HIPANGO (National—Whanganui): E mihi ana ki ngā uri o Ngāti Tamaoho [I acknowledge the descendants of Ngāti Tamaoho.]When I stand to speak on these Treaty settlement readings on these Treaty settlement bills I do so ever mindful of the immense privilege but also mindful of the burden that goes with that now standing in the position as a member of Parliament because in this role there's an acknowledgment of the wrongdoings by the Crown to the people who have endured this for many many generations.I acknowledge all the previous speakers in the House today who have spoken with heartfelt sincere eloquence. Being one of the later speakers on this I will pick up just some of the threads that have been referenced from my colleagues.One of those is that when one stands to address the House and members of the public on matters of Treaty settlements there's no dispute whatsoever about the repugnancy of the history and the depth of the hurt and the wrongdoing and the injustice and we come together as political parties not politicising this in any way whatsoever but to acknowledge address and redress those wrongdoings from the past. That is our responsibility as agents of the Crown and members of Parliament in moving matters forward.Ngāti Tamaoho is not a tribal people that I was aware of regrettably until my service as a member on the Māori Affairs Committee. As a first-time servant on that committee with my colleague Jenny Marcroft who spoke earlier I share with her also that not having the privilege of being able to meet some of the people—and I look forward to that at the third reading in the final passage of this bill—is that the context that we garner from the history is based on what we have read. I've not had the privilege of hearing the people speak and undoubtedly I look forward to the day when members from Ngāti Tamaoho are here for the third reading and passage of this bill.As a student studying law up at Auckland University for a number of years I drove from Mangonui through the lands of the Ngāti Tamaoho people without realising their history. I now realise that and I now appreciate it. This bill is a significant milestone in that it's acknowledging not only the people of Ngāti Tamaoho but the people who have served in getting this to the stage that it is at. My acknowledgments go to my colleague the former Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations the Hon Christopher Finlayson and now to you Minister Andrew Little to get this over the line and also to my colleagues in the House here today.I draw on the passages of the bill in relation to the history. I've referenced not knowing that history and I will speak to that should I have the privilege of doing so at the third reading. Clause 8 outlines that and the mamae the wrongfulness of what has happened to the people particularly the fact that it was not only the land confiscations or the injustice of the land transactions but also being deemed as rebels and being branded as that despite the fact that there was the acknowledgment of the people in terms of their own sovereignty and the survival of that to acknowledge the Crown and the colonisers. The detail of that in the bill is at clause 8. The other significant aspect in terms of redress settlement is by way of the cultural redress and also the financial redress and that too is outlined in the bill.My call this afternoon is brief. I look forward to being able to speak more substantively at the next opportunity. In conclusion I commend this bill wholeheartedly and we do that collectively as colleagues in this House. That is a privilege that I have shared and that is something that I do welcome when I stand to address the House—that there is no dispute whatsoever and we are acting as collective representatives and agents in support. I commend this bill to the House.