Muller ToddTODD MULLER (National—Bay of Plenty): It is a privilege to stand and say a few words on the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts Amendment Bill's second reading here this afternoon. Every now and again you get asked to stand and speak on a bill that you have not had the privilege of sitting through in a select committee context. I do not sit on the Māori Affairs Committee so for me sitting here and listening to the debate this is the first time I have been exposed to this particular issue and the solution that we have in front of us. I like others have been quite surprised at how many MPs whakapapa back to Papawai. I am obviously impressed with the original contribution there by Meka Whaitiri and then Metiria Turei and Jo Hayes. I was quite impressed with Kelvin Davis's extended attempt to try to identify some whakapapa of his in respect of Papawai and it got me thinking. My family arrived from Prussia in 1862 on the SS African. I am sure they might have done a road trip to Wairarapa sometime in the last 100 years but as much as I have thought about it I just cannot seem to find a way to add myself to that extraordinary extensive list. In fact my colleague Jo Hayes reminded me that there is somebody from each one of the political parties represented in this House who whakapapas back to Papawai. The other I guess perspective that I reflected on as I looked through the notes and the report back from the select committee is the genesis of this actually. As they often do when we reflect on Māori trusts when they are in front of this House the genesis of this started as a gift from a people to essentially the country and in this case it was expressed through the Anglican Church for a specific purpose—in this case education for their people. I think we overlook that at times particularly in today's world—the genesis of so many of the Māori trusts came from expressions of generosity that then had legal frameworks that were fit for the time wrapped around them.But as we stand here in 2016 they are no longer fit for purpose because they unduly constrain the successors of that initial gift to the country. It is appropriate therefore that we actually reflect on those frameworks and ensure that that initial gift has legislative support to enable it to thrive not only in today's context but also for the generations to come. So I will acknowledge my colleague Alastair Scott who as the local MP has taken this up. It is with gratitude that I hear of the level of collective endorsement from around the House for his leadership on this issue and the fact that that has meant that we have a bill here that is supported by all parties. The framework initially was very paternalistic—we have heard that referenced—and very prescriptive and it certainly did not allow the trust arrangements to breathe and grow with the aspirations of the Papawai and Kaikokirikiri Trusts of today. There have been some key changes envisaged right through this bill—we have heard some good speakers already talk through the key components of that—particularly broadening the definition in terms of who will be able to receive the scholarships. Obviously it still has education at its heart as it should be because that was the original intent of the original gift all those years ago. So it is good to see that the changes not only create a greater flexibility but reinforce the importance of ensuring that education remains core for the trusts' purpose. I think that the changes in respect of governance again move from a highly paternalistic and prescriptive approach to one that has at its core the view that the four members of the eight will be appointed from tangata whenua of Wairarapa. So again we will have a board here that is very much of the local people for the local people and that reflects the expectation of the local iwi and indeed the expectation of this House. It has been very interesting and a privilege to be part of this conversation. It is an example of Parliament at its best and I am very pleased to be able to add my voice to those in this House. I commend it to the House.