Tirikatene Rino: Kaikōura (Te Tai-o-Marokura) Marine Management Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTirikatene Rino: Kaikōura (Te Tai-o-Marokura) Marine Management Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 20 March 2014. Volume:697;Page:16931. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]RINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga):Kia ora Mr Assistant Speaker. I am pleased to take a call in the first reading of the Kaikōura (Te Tai-o-Marokura) Marine Management Bill. This is a significant bill and in addition to supporting it wholeheartedly along with my colleagues on this side of the House I would like to acknowledge the whānau and hapū of Ngāti Kurī in Kaikōura for their driving contribution to Te Korowai o Te Tai o Marokura and the culmination of bringing this bill to the House. It is wonderful to see all of the features that will be given due recognition through this legislation.I do think of my cousins in Ngāti Kurī because they have been involved and are involved in every aspect of their taonga in Kaikōura. In talking about that whānau I also acknowledge my own connection to my grand-uncle Rangi Solomon or as we affectionately called him Uncle Rangi and Auntie Dee Solomon and their pā harakeke which is in Māori their descendants—their huge family. It is an enormous whānau of all my cousins there. They have been involved in every aspect of contributing to that community—for example the whale-watch business which was established largely through the driving force of a few whānau such as my Uncle Bill Solomon. They always knew that there were whales along the coastline. They were generations of fishermen. And to see that opportunity there and to transform that whole town now into not only a leading internationally renowned tourism business but also a—what was it—$134 million - odd revenue earner for that community is an astounding contribution that they have made.But there were also the little things. I remember as a young child our family going up to see our cousins in Kaikōura in Ōaro. In those days you could just go down to Ōaro and turn over a rock at low tide and there was plentiful pāua. That was our upbringing—how we grew up—especially where my cousins were from. I do have a deep affection for my cousins. I am really pleased to see contained within this bill a mātaitai reserve because unfortunately these days you cannot just go over there turn over a rock and there is your pāua. You have to do a bit more scratching around. You might have to frolic around with the seals which is good fun but you might have to scratch around a bit harder to actually find our delicious kai.It is wonderful to see the mātaitai reserves in particular in Mangamaunu and Ōaro and also the taiāpure. I also enjoy fishing in Kaikōura. I did some fishing over the holiday break and I know that when you go down to South Bay during the summer time it is heavy boat traffic. Everyone goes out there. They enjoy dropping their pots and putting out their lines and enjoying a day’s fishing. It is really great to see in this bill that there is a taiāpure around the Kaikōura Peninsula. So that—[Bell rung] Oh! One more minute? Time goes fast. It is great to see a taiāpure peninsula and that the local hapū will have a say there.I could have gone into many other aspects of this bill. I am really delighted to see it. We know that the sanctuary for these whales is not limited to just the confines of this bill. As we know the passage through those vast canyons deep under the water goes all the way up to Pegasus up to the Cook Strait. These whales travel large distances. So it is not just focused there. I hope to pick up on other matters in this bill in further contributions. I do commend this bill to the House. Kia ora tātou.