Hipango Harete; Rurawhe AdrianHARETE HIPANGO (National—Whanganui): Ko Tongariro te maunga ko Taupō te moana ko Tūwharetoa te iwi ko Te Heuheu te tangata.[Tongariro is the mountain Taupō is the lake Tūwharetoa is the tribe Te Heuheu is the person.]As the elected member of Parliament for Whanganui as uri of Whanganui mokopuna of Hipango and as a member of the Māori Affairs Committee today I stand in immense humility and also significant privilege to be able to greet and welcome you to this Whare to this House of Representatives. For this day and in this moment are whare miere—honeyed with this third and final reading of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Claims Settlement Bill as it makes its assent and ascent into law. The law of Ngāti Tūwharetoa is soon to be the law of the land between the Crown and the peoples te iwi o Ngāti Tūwharetoa. Mihi maioha koutou ngā iwi ngā hapū ngā uri. Nau mai haere mai.[Affectionate greetings to you the tribes the subtribes and descendants. Welcome.]I acknowledge and I congratulate the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations and also the former Minister my colleague the Hon Christopher Finlayson who has spoken to the House on his last Treaty settlement bill today and for him to do so on this bill is so significant. E te tuahine Louisa ngā mihi nui.I recount the apology that was conveyed by the Crown. In brief it was stated that it was extended: Through this settlement and with this apology the Crown recognises how your resilience as hapū and as an iwi depends on your deep connection to the whenua and your desire to protect it. The Crown looks forward to building an enduring relationship of mutual trust and co-operation with Ngāti Tūwharetoa based on te Tiriti o Waitangi … and its principles and to support you in the revitalisation of ngā hapū o Ngāti Tūwharetoa." E Tā Tumu me the Hon Dame Georgina te Heuheu ngā mihi maioha ki a kōrua.[Sir Tumu and the Hon Dame Georgina te Heuheu affectionate greetings to you both.]I further continue my speech referencing my concluding words in the second reading of this bill before the House quoting Tā Tumu with your words spoken at the signing of the deed of settlement on 10 July 2017 on the shores of Lake Taupō within the secure embrace of Waitetoko Marae: "I firmly believe that this settlement provides a solid foundation for Ngāti Tuwharetoa to set its own course to a strong future. We have formed a powerful consensus around our vision and aspirations … To move forward we must be precise in our intent and bold yet humble in our actions."Ngāti Tūwharetoa are just now at the beginning of being present in that future: to be precise and bold innovative and brave. Today is a day of circumspection a day to reflect on the journey past to the present and importantly now to embrace and embark upon the yonder and beyond. The time of reflection on the ebbs the flows the turbulence the currents the losses the woes the griefs the wrongs the injustice and the mamae that has been. And 'tis now with anticipation and excitement to look forward and to embrace with hope and expectation all that soon to be filled and fulfilled potential and opportunity to flow from this bill.Today is the day of deliverance. As is known Ngāti Tūwharetoa are a tribal collective peoples of approximately 36000 members comprised of 26 hapū—the fifth-largest tribal entity in Aotearoa bounded and bordered by no less than 20 other groups with overlapping tribal interests. This leg of this settlement journey began in terms of the legal discussions and negotiations in 2003 with the establishment of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Hapū Forum Trust and in March 2015 the agreement in principle was signed with the deed of settlement in July last year. And here we are now in this moment this being a day of deliverance by way of this bill being made and passed into law. However the passage of the law of Ngāti Tūwharetoa the kotahitanga in moving forward and into the future with aspirations of its people and its hapū as has been depicted in the three pou: Tongariro te maunga te matāpuna o te wai te ahi kā mau Tūwharetoa te iwi Tūwharetoa te hapū [Tongariro the mountain the source of the water the fires of continuous occupation Tūwharetoa the tribe Tūwharetoa the subtribe].Redress has been spoken about and it is known what the financial redress is and the cultural and fiscal redress but also the non-physical elements as are detailed in the bill. Noting that the Crown does not nor could it ever fully compensate for the wrongs of the past the settlement and passage of this bill provides a fundamental foundation to help contribute towards your stronger economic cultural and prosperous future.The Māori Affairs Committee deliberated over 36 submissions with an additional 44 hearing the kōrero of 29 submitters at Taupō. As a result on reflection and with considerable angst at times the committee recommended as has been noted in the Supplementary Order Paper and also clause 14 of the bill for the inclusion of the Wai 24 claims. So there was consternation. There was anguish in relation to discussions to do with the Lake Rotokawa Conservation Area the Motutere Recreation Reserve and as my colleague Christopher Finlayson mentioned the Waitiī Landcorp farm. However Ōnekeneke was able to be addressed by way of a Supplementary Order Paper to secure your interests in time to come.In concluding I note that today is one of celebration. As I was walking to the House this afternoon I noted a gathering of graduate students outside. I noted their expressions and that they were gathered with the support of their whānau and their people. I observed a sense of reflection a sense of relief the dedication of their hard toil and turmoil and now the delight and of course the excitement going into the exploration of the future adventure for them fulfilling their dreams their hopes their desires and their potential—so similar to the gathering and your intent and purpose today.So having sat once where Ngāti Tūwharetoa now sit when I joined with my people of Whanganui for the passage of Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Act into legislation I sense the overwhelming mix of emotions and I sense the intensity and depth of hope. So may I say that it is with a heart filled with hope eyes welled with tears and thoughts flowing for those departed and now for all of we here present who are imparted with the hope and the opportunity to realise all that is to be gained from what is secured under your bill.Kei a koutou te iwi o Ngāti Tūwharetoa i te tīmatatanga.[To you the tribe of Ngāti Tūwharetoa at the beginning.]I commend the Ngāti Tūwharetoa Claims Settlement Bill on its final reading and passage to the House. Tēnā tātou katoa.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Adrian Rurawhe): This is a split call. I call the Hon Nanaia Mahuta—five minutes."