Kemp Takutai TarshTAKUTAI TARSH KEMP (Te Pāti Māori—Tāmaki Makaurau): Tēnā koe e te Pīka. Matua Tama me Te Wairua Tapu ngā Anahera Pono ko te Māngai hei tautoko mai. Āe. [Thank you Mr Speaker. Father Son and the Holy Ghost the Angels and the Prophet that guides us. Amen.]As we stand here today as a mokopuna of Ngā Rauru Ngāti Maniapoto and Mōkai Pātea I mihi to the whānau of Tamahaki Tamakana and Uenuku. To the kuia kaumātua the dedicated negotiators hapū leaders and the vibrant whānau who have tirelessly worked and walked the long path that has led us to this point of historical acknowledgment and settlement tēnā koutou katoa.The journey here has not been without its immense challenges and profound mamae that has been endured by a people across generations. This pain this mamae is acknowledged here today with the understanding that no settlement can truly compensate for the losses and suffering. However it is with hope and a forward-looking spirit that we see this settlement as a pivotal step towards justice healing and prosperity of our people.Delving into the heart of our history the story of Te Korowai o Wainuiārua is one of resilience of unity and of unbreakable connection to the whenua. From the mid-19th century our ancestors lived farmed and hunted across the central North Island their lives intrinsically woven into the history of Tamahaki Tamakana and Uenuku ki Manganui-o-te-Ao through whakapapa. When the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 there was an expectation of fair treatment justice and honour yet what followed was a series of events that would see Te Korowai o Wainuiārua and its people face confiscation conflict and a disregard for the agreements that were supposed to be protected to them.From the Crown's strategic land grabs without consultation in the 1870s to the confiscation of the North Island main trunk railway without consent in the 1880s and the resulting land losses for public works throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries the impacts have been profound and enduring.The present struggle is a continuation of its legacy. The Crown's negotiation tactics and politics are working to divide and rule sidelining and ignoring the voices of our whānau and hapū. The Treaty settlement process ironically has become a breach of the Treaty itself a symbol of colonisation's enduring legacy of shifting goal posts until we forget who our opposition is.It is our continued commitment to you our whānau our people that Te Pāti Māori will unequivocally continue to fight for Te Tiriti o Waitangi in this House. As the only Tiriti-centric party we will continue to hold this Government to account. Whilst the Tiriti settlement is just another clip of the ticket their true commitment to your settlement the settlement of the Taranaki maunga and settlements to come will only be judged through their actions. Te Pāti Māori asserts that the justice can only come through the assertion of tino rangatiratanga through self-management self-determination and self-governance over all our domains. It is time to transcend the Treaty settlement process to restore mana to tangata whenua and establish our own processes for retaining our lands and rights. Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a covenant to be honoured not settled. Our ancestors signed Te Tiriti before any breaches occurred under the understanding of a partnership and shared sovereignty that is yet to be realised.We will not settle for mere fractions offered in settlements. We will continue to be the unapologetic voice for a Tiriti-centric Aotearoa for an Aotearoa hou striving for a future where our mokopuna can experience the true partnership envisaged by our tūpuna. Today is about acknowledging the path we have walked the challenges faced and the steps towards justice and self-determination. It is about celebrating the resilience strength and the beginning of a new chapter in the proud story of Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Tamahaki Tamakana and Uenuku. Ka nui te aroha ki a koutou katoa. Kia ora.