Horomia Parekura: Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement (Regional Agreements) Amendment Bill — Second Reading 
Horomia Parekura: Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement (Regional Agreements) Amendment Bill — Second Reading 
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Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour—Ikaroa-Rawhiti) 
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Te Kaiwhakahaere o te Whare tena koe. I a koe te Minita e Honore Chris Finlayson e mihi kau ana na te mea i roto i a koe e mohio atu tatou te tu roaroa atu o te take nei mo te whai atu a nga iwi mo te ahua nei o te mahi i te takutai moana. Na te mea e mohio atu wetahi o nga iwi nei e kaha i te mahi kararehe e manaaki atu i nga ahua o te whenua. Na te mahi penei tonu i te tuku atu i nga hua i roto i te moana hei tipu atu hei tu kaha atu pera i nga kararehe. Na te pai hoki e mau matatau atu te nui o nga iwi nei i te mahi hua takutai moana penei tonu. Pera i a ratou i Te Wai Pounamu e tino matatau atu nga Maori ki te mahi penei tonu. 
Na te pai hoki kei te tae tata i te otinga. E mihi kau ana ki te Minita mo tona kaha. E ki atu wetahi o nga iwi pera i a Hone Morgan pera i a Fred ma ratou ma e whai kaha atu a Harry Mikaere i te mau pukumahi mo te tae pai atu penei tonu. E mohio atu tatou te wehewehe mai i te timata a te take nei engari e noho pai e tae tata ana ki te whakakotahi i tera tino korero e korerotia atu tatou a ngai Maori. 
E manaaki atu mo nga korero nei a Richard Bradley me ratou ma nga tino rangatira pera i a Toko o te Hauraki me Matiu Rei ratou ma. E pai ana e kite atu te whakawhitiwhiti penei tonu a Hauraki a Ngati Apa ki te Ra To a Ngati Koata a Ngati Kuia a Ngati Rarua a Ngai Tahu a Ngati Tama a Ngati Toa a Rangitane me Te Ati Awa o te Tau Ihu. E nui atu nga iwi e tahi atu penei tonu. E nui atu nga iwi e whai tika mo te pai o te rangatahi akuni ka tipu atu ka peka ana i runga i te huarahi mo te mahi hou nei. 
Ahakoa kare e hoki atu te mahi nei he mahi hou mo tatou katoa. Mai ra ano e haere atu nga koroua kuia ki te taha o te moana hei tiki hei mahi atu i te ruku pupu te tiki parengo nga ahuatanga pera tonu. Na te pai hoki o te mahi nei kei te whakawhitiwhiti kei te taea hoki tatou a ngai Maori i roto i a tenei take. Ahakoa nga piki nga heke mo te take o te takutai moana tenei noa wetahi o nga puta hou e tu atu te ture mo te mau kaha atu a te ahua o te takutai moana. E ki atu tatou e kaha tatou ki te manaaki i te mau ana o te ahua o te korowai o te kaitiakitanga nga kupa pera tonu mo te mahi nei. I a ratou te tika e whai kaha i te taea ki te korero na te pai e tautokotia atu nga kaunihera o nga wahi ra mo te take nei. No reira e mihi kau ana. 
[An interpretation in English was given to the House.] 
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Thank you Mr Assistant Speaker. To the Minister the Hon Chris Finlayson I acknowledge you because you know how long it has taken for tribes to be involved in initiatives relating to the foreshore. Now some tribes are better then others at working with animals and looking after aspects of land; they see stocks in the sea that can be harvested and developed like those on the land. The good thing is that many tribes have the expertise to use the benefits of the foreshore in the same way. Take those in the South Island where Maori are very skilled at working like this.  
The good thing is that the process is nearly completed. I acknowledge the Minister for his efforts and people like Hone Morgan Fred and the rest and Harry Mikaere. They have worked hard to bring about this conclusion. We know that we were divided when this matter began but things are going well and it is possible now to say that Maoridom is united.  
I acknowledge the statements by Richard Bradley and other leading figures like Toko of Hauraki Matiu Rei and others. It was good to see interaction like this by Hauraki Ngati Apa ki te Ra To Ngati Koata Ngati Kuia Ngati Rarua Ngai Tahu Ngati Tama Ngati Toa Rangitane and Te Ati Awa o te Tau Ihu. There were many tribes who lived together as one like this. There were many tribes who sought to ensure that future generations would gain from the initiatives from this new venture.  
While this will not go back it is a new venture for us all. Our elderly menfolk and womenfolk since the beginning of time have frequented the foreshore to gather and dive for volute univalve molluscs and to gather things like edible seaweed as well. Because this work is going so well and there is interaction we of Maoridom are progressing in this matter. Despite the ups and downs in respect of the foreshore these are just some of the new outcomes that will make the foreshore sustainable. We can state our ability to protect the foreshore under the mantle of guardianship and words like that; and we support regional councils as well in this settlement. And so I commend this bill 
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The Labour Party supports the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement (Regional Agreements) Amendment Bill which secures a sustainable future for New Zealand’s aquaculture. Aquaculture is an important and growing activity for the New Zealand economy. I commend the Minister of Fisheries Phil Heatley not only for the signing today but for the one on Saturday and the many more that will happen hopefully sooner rather than later. We believe that any changes must address the concerns of the fisheries industries and have to balance economic development environmental sustainability Treaty obligations especially and community concerns. 
This bill is a clear merging of a whole lot of opinions and most certainly a whole lot of leaders’ keenness to ensure that the business carries on. That they had the foresight to bring this settlement forward by 5 years is something they need to be commended for. It is difficult to get three or four community groups together it is difficult to get three or four Pakeha groups together but it is amazing that we have got a dozen iwi to agree together. That they are supported by their local councils is something we could learn from. 
I again commend the Minister in charge of the bill for his effort. Labour members will certainly be voting for the second reading of the bill.