Logie JanJAN LOGIE (Green): Tēnā koe e te Māngai o te Whare Ngāti Hinerangi tēnā tātou katoa. I rise on behalf of the Green Party as our tangata Tiriti spokesperson to acknowledge Ngāti Hinerangi in this House today and their epic journey to get to this place today. Perhaps the shortest leg of this journey has been the negotiating of the settlement that brings us here—and that has been over seven years since the mandate was recognised. Seven years of negotiating with the enemy—well done.From the beginning though it has been a journey of profound hardship. At its core it seems to me a fight for survival. The Ngāti Hinerangi rohe extends from the eastern Waikato to Tauranga including part of the Kaimai Range: land rich in many many senses. And land clearly and life worth fighting for—and Ngāti Hinerangi did that as we would expect any or many nations to defend their place.Ngāti Hinerangi joined the Kīngitanga movement after signing Te Tiriti which of course confirmed sovereignty that existed in 1840 and confirmed equal rights under Kāwanatanga. And then slowly the Crown eroded that—or not so slowly if you think in contemporary terms—and pushed Ngāti Hinerangi into a position of joining the Kīngitanga movement and fighting wars to hold to that agreement to keep the lands. In retribution for standing up and fighting for the land the Crown then turned around and confiscated 290000 acres of land—treacherous treacherous actions from the people in this House. That happened between 1865 and 1868—fewer than 30 years after the signing of a document that promoted peaceful relationships. It was truly treacherous and extraordinary that the spirit of fight and of hope was not lost through that time. And while some land was returned it was returned to individuals not hapū—an act that actually helped aid the process of colonisation rather than redressing it.Ngāti Hinerangi were not passive in this process. While this surveying and taking of land happened the survey pegs were being taken out to stop the Crown and company's treacheries. And in return for that peaceful and powerful action what did the Crown do? Attack villages and burn crops and homes to the ground. That is the history of this country. That is the history of the actions of this House. Then of course the Crown established a land court that we often hear about as the Native Land Court being a conciliatory negotiating process but actually again in practice individualised land and took it away from Māori and hapū and was entirely inconsistent with tikanga.So that was the 1800s and that carried on until the point where Ngāti Hinerangi were virtually landless in both Tauranga Moana and Waikato areas of their own rohe through the actions of the people in this place. Then you were hopeful enough and resilient enough to enter into negotiations to get to this agreement. I really really want to pay honour to everybody for that hope and that generosity in the face of that history—in the face of that reality.In this process while there may be a temptation in this House historically particularly to kind of be a little bit congratulatory about what a special beautiful moment this is for Parliament and iwi this is I think in terms of the settlement extraordinary what you have managed to achieve and an indictment on the Crown yet again. When I look at the 14 sites that were previously owned by the Crown that have been returned totalling 223 hectares—that is less than the average size of a farm in this country—I feel offence at that. And that only 31.38 acres of that are unencumbered fee simple lands. The rest of it is in scenic historic or recreation reserve. And I don't say this to minimise that result from your side because we know that no settlement between hapū and the Crown has resulted in a fair outcome. This is a testament to your resilience and commitment but it is an indictment on this place at the same time.And while the financial settlement has been $8.1 million—for becoming virtually landless in key parts of your rohe you are being given $8.1 million by this Crown which is less than 0.052 percent of the annual superannuation bill—it just sits a bit uncomfortably to be celebrating the actions of the Crown in the context of this. But to finish my speech I do want to acknowledge that this negotiation and your entire history has been to fight for a better future to fight for justice to fight for your moko and the rebuilding of your identity and restoration of mana. I have not seen your mana lost in this process and I want to acknowledge that and I do hope that this history is told and known and felt in this House. Tēnā koutou katoa.