SpeechSHANAN HALBERT (Labour—Northcote) (remote): Tēnā koe e te Pīka i roto i te pō nei ki ngā mema i roto i te Whare ki waho i te Whare tēnā rawa atu ki a koutou i tēnei pō. Ki ngā kaiurungi o Ngāti Rangitihi ka mihi atu ki a koutou i tēnei wā i runga i te kaupapa nei. Me mihi kau ana ki a koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.[Greetings to the Speaker this evening to the members in the House and to those outside the House I acknowledge you all this evening. To the leaders of Ngāti Rangitihi greetings to all of you on the occasion of the issue at hand. My acknowledgments greetings greetings greetings to you all.]It's my honour and privilege as a member of the Māori Affairs Committee to speak on the Ngāti Rangitihi Claims Settlement Bill this evening albeit virtually. Last time that I met these members was in fact in the House. It's been an honour to be a member of the Māori Affairs Committee because you learn so much along the way. It's a history lesson where you get to deep dive into the stories of our local iwi across Aoteaora and in this particular instance Ngāti Rangitihi have been very generous in what they have shared with us along the way. Can I acknowledge our Minister the Hon Andrew Little for the work that he has done in leading the settlement of Treaty negotiations across Aotearoa and in this one in particular and also our very capable chair of the Māori Affairs Committee Tāmati Coffey who enables us as a committee to come together to build a sense of kotahitanga and where we are able to move towards supporting a particular kaupapa like we are this evening. When it comes to Treaty settlements it's an opportunity for the Crown to acknowledge and in many respects to apologise for its breaches to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the commitment that we have all made. Tonight I would like to speak out loud to what those breaches are and to acknowledge them within the Whare this evening. The Crown acknowledges its breach of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its failure in its obligations for Ngāti Rangitihi to protect the tribal structures to act in good faith when leasing and purchasing Ngāti Rangitihi land blocks to protect Ngāti Rangitihi from becoming virtually landless to protect the Tarawera River to actively protect te reo Māori and to encourage its use to protect Ngāti Rangitihi from the impact of high survey costs and to act in good faith by taking excessive land at Te Ariki for public works purposes. Those points are really really important for us to acknowledge within the House this evening and I do it from a heartfelt place as I too follow my own iwi journey and our own settlement process and understand the many years of hard work that people and people that we've heard from do in order to take such proceedings forward. So I acknowledge that this particular speech at the second reading within the House is an important one and that Part 1 effectively sets out the purpose of the bill and provides the provision of the bill to take effect on the settlement dates unless the provision states otherwise; Part 2—we've heard this evening about the cultural redress for Ngāti Rangitihi—and Part 3 for the commercial redress and the commitment that we make in enabling this iwi to move forward independently and part of this process is to pass back the mana that has been impacted along the way. I want to acknowledge particularly the presentations and the submissions that we heard as a part of the select committee process. And we all know him well and we've heard his name mentioned a number of times this evening but Leith Comer who was one of our primary speakers on this particular bill reflected on the Ngāti Rangitihi journey and the settlement process and today that has been largely cohesive and unifying. But he also acknowledges sadly too that while we acknowledge this particular part it signifies the beginning and also with the discussions this evening that we have a role to play in continuing to stand alongside this iwi to enable them to re-establish the mana that has been impacted but also enable investment to go forward into future generations in education and in their local economy. I want to acknowledge also Rea Martin who spoke against this particular bill on the basis that she advised that the Wai 2771 claim has not been brought to a close and that Ngāti Rangitihi should not have their settlement under this claim resolved. That's the nature of Māori politics in one sense but also part of the history and whakapapa that's been shared in this particular journey. All submissions that we heard as a Maori Affairs Committee are valid and important and a very important part of the fabric and whakapapa of this particular story. This piece of work also enables this iwi to move forward and I look forward to the third reading of this particular bill. I appreciate the consensus that has been established right across the House. One particular old boy who was schooled in my local area is Patrick Nicholas. He also made a submission on this bill and he acknowledges that no settlement can truly compensate for the hurt that Ngāti Rangitihi have suffered but he hopes that the settlement will enable Ngāti Rangitihi to achieve their cultural environmental social and economic aspirations. And that's all of our aspirations for this iwi for all of our tamariki and mokopuna across Aotearoa—that they too get to enjoy the fruits of our labour of our country and that they have an opportunity just like I had in education and employment and where we all stand today. So I want to thank Ngāti Rangitihi for their patience over this journey and acknowledge the work of our Minister and our Māori Affairs Committee and I commend this bill to the House. Tēnā tatou.Motion agreed to.Bill read a second time.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): This bill is set down for committee stage next sitting day. Members the time has come for me to leave the Chair for the dinner break. I just want to thank all members in the House for their patience and forbearance as we all settle into this hybrid Parliament. I want particularly to acknowledge the technical people there are two sets of them for some wonderful work. I can see you—thank you. I also want to thank the Office of the Clerk and all Chamber staff as we settle into the new reality. The House will reconvene at 7 p.m. Sitting suspended from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.