Halbert ShananSHANAN HALBERT (Labour—Northcote): Tēnā koe Madam Speaker. E mihi ana ki ngā rangi e mihi ana ki te whenua e mihi ana ki te whānau o Te Puawaitanga o Ngāti Hinerangi tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa. Ki a koe pāpā Dave Thompson Raukawa mā Rāwiri ngā kuia ngā kaumātua ngā māreikura ngā whatukura o te motu tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.[Greetings Madam Speaker. I acknowledge the heavens I acknowledge the land and the families of Te Puawaitanga o Ngāti Hinerangi I acknowledge you all. To you elder Dave Thompson to all of Raukawa to Rāwiri to the esteemed elders the noble women and the noble men of the land greetings greetings greetings to one and all.]Greetings to all of you. As many of my colleagues have explained today we've worked hard to make this place a warmer more welcoming place to all of our whānau no matter where you come from. I stand here as a mokopuna of Ngapera Pine nō [from] Mōkai Pātea Ngāti Whitikaupeka. I'm standing here as that mokopuna from a small iwi an iwi that has had a challenge in being recognised as an iwi and I look to the comments from Whaea Dianna and the statement that says We were almost extinct. We didn't know we were Ngāti Hinerangi." And therein lies the challenge and the complexities of the information that I read today that dates back to 1840 when while a broader member of your whānau signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi it didn't come to your iwi and that's where the problems started. So today I acknowledge those challenges.I also acknowledge today that we have failed our whānau Ngāti Hinerangi and I turn to you and acknowledge that we have failed you. We have failed you and we apologise. I want to acknowledge though the way forward. Today is the start once again to reignite the flame of your whānau so that you can determine for your own rights the way forward for your tamariki mokopuna the way forward for your whenua the way forward for your mātauranga the way that you share your stories and the way that you set up your iwi moving forward. Today we acknowledge that you are Ngāti Hinerangi that you determine your future and that you determine the future of our rangatahi of our tamariki mokopuna—what they do.Something that's very very important to me—and again I go back to the words of Whaea Dianna and she states "It means the world because through this settlement we have a chance to build a sustainable future for our iwi and of course our many generations to come. It means [for us] we'll soon be in a position to start thinking about proactive initiatives to enhance the lives of our people and of our wider community." And there it is—albeit $8.1 million but it's a start to your financial sustainability. It's a backbone for you to enable you and your whānau to determine your future. By no means can a dollar figure ever ever recognise the hurt the grievance that you have endured the time that it has taken to get here today. Nor will it acknowledge ever the apology that we are making but it does enable an opportunity to reset a way forward. It gives financial security—a backbone as I said to you and your whānau—so that you can have those meaningful conversations those discussions. Aspirations are no longer aspirations any more. Ngāti Hinerangi your future will be determined by you.In closing I acknowledge you here today. I thank you for your patience. I apologise once again on behalf of all of us as parliamentarians and I encourage you to reset a way forward with the Crown to use this pūtea to set you up for the future to rebuild your marae to rebuild your culture to share your stories and to enable a bit of a better future for your tamariki mokopuna.Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou e mihi ana tēnā koutou katoa.[Therefore thank you once twice thrice.]"