Bidois Dan; Kuriger BarbaraDAN BIDOIS (National—Northcote): Kia ora e te Māngai e te Whare. Tihei mauri ora! E ngā mana e ngā reo e ngā iwi tēnā koutou katoa. Te Whare e tū nei tēnā koe. Te papa e takoto nei tēnā koe. Ngā mate haere haere haere.Ka mihi ki te iwi kāinga Ngā Iwi o Taranaki. Nau mai haere mai tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.[It is the breath of life! To those with authority the representatives the people greetings to you all. The House that stands here greetings. The land that lies here greetings. To the deceased rest in peace.I acknowledge the home people the people of Taranaki. Welcome greetings and thanks to you all.]It's a great privilege to rise and make a contribution on this important occasion and it is a very important occasion for us today because the eight iwi of Taranaki have been waiting 160 years for this moment. It's a historic moment for the eight iwi in acknowledging the wrongs that have been done in the past but also in giving legal effect to the maunga and the status of the maunga amongst the tangata whenua and hopefully focusing them and the maunga in the future.It's also a historic moment because this is the 100th deed that successive Governments have signed as part of the Treaty of Waitangi redress negotiations. I say this in the guise of understanding that there were many wrongs done across those 100 iwi and more and I think that this is an important occasion to certainly acknowledge all the wrongs done in New Zealand to this date.The purpose of this bill is to give effect to the Treaty deed that was signed last year and that signing acknowledged the redress the land confiscated the rights of tangata whenua that were ignored the atonement of injustice and a formal apology which the Minister acknowledged will come later onThere are a number of important provisions in this bill. The most important of course is giving legal personhood to the maunga and it is a beautiful maunga I must say. Every time I fly past the maunga I just acknowledge how beautiful it is. It's probably the best maunga in Aotearoa—I said it here ladies and gentlemen. The second aspect is to—Hon Willie Jackson: They're still not voting for you though! DAN BIDOIS: And I'm happy to say that coming from Tāmaki-makau-rau. It also renames the national park and the maunga. Gone are the days of calling it Mount Egmont. We can put that behind us and now we've got a new name. The third aspect is the protection against commercial mining which is clearly important to the eight iwi. The fourth area is around the acknowledgment of the historical injustice that has been forced upon these iwi over many generations.I rise today as the chair of the Māori Affairs Committee and I'm looking forward as part of the select committee process to hearing submissions on this bill from the eight iwi involved. I'd encourage you to make a submission and I am particularly looking forward to hearing your aspirations about the future and what that looks like and to understanding your aspirations. I'm also looking forward to getting more understanding of the significance of this maunga for the eight iwi. So I look forward to that select committee process as do my colleagues here in the House today.A lot has been traversed but this is a great day for the House it's a great day for the eight iwi that are here and I'd like to acknowledge you all for coming down for this occasion today. I commend this bill to the House. Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you. The next time the member is flying over Taranaki I'm sure Taranaki would invite you for a stopover.