Paraone PitaPITA PARAONE (NZ First): Ā tēnā koe Mr Deputy Speaker. Tū wāhi poto tēnei ki te tautoko i ngā mihi i mihingia i tēnei wā ki ngā uri o Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki koutou i tau mai nei i runga i te karanga o te rā ki te whakarongo nei i te pānui tuatahi o tā koutou pire i whakatau i tā koutou kerēme i raro i te mana o Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Nā reira nau mai haere mai.[And so salutations to you Mr Deputy Speaker. This is but a short stand to endorse the tributes accorded at this moment of time to the relatives of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki to you who have arrived here on the call of the day to listen to the first reading of your bill to settle your claim under the jurisdiction of the Treaty of Waitangi. Therefore welcome come hither.]Here we have another settlement bill that is a result of not only confiscation but broken promises—and these are words that have certainly been used by the Crown—and I think it is important to remind ourselves and to remind those who are watching and listening to this debate what this is all about. It is to the Crown's credit that through the terms of this bill it acknowledges the wrong that it has done and has proffered an apology. It has also proffered a process of settlement and quite clearly it is a settlement that at this stage has the support of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.New Zealand First will certainly be supporting this bill to the Māori Affairs Committee because it is during the select committee process that we will be able to ascertain the level of support from within the iwi to the proposed terms of settlement that are articulated in the bill. I note that there have been two amendments to the original agreement signed and I do not know whether this is an indication that perhaps the final agreement has reached the total aspiration of the iwi and that we do not have to go back and make further amendments during the process of seeing this bill through to its final reading. Having said that I am glad that those points have been recognised early in the process. I understand that the quantum for this settlement is in the area of $12.7 million and reference has been made to the present-day value of the lands that have been subject to breaches of the Treaty by the Crown—their present-day value. It is not very hard to imagine that in today's values $12.7 million may seem insufficient. However again during the select committee stage we will certainly hear from those who want to participate in that process as to their thoughts.I think it is important that we actually identify just what the Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki is defined as. Clause 13(1) states it is: (a) … the collective group composed of individuals who descend from an ancestor of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki; and (b) includes those individuals; and (c) includes any whānau hapū or group to the extent that it is composed of those individuals including the following groups:"—and I just want to articulate those so that they are on record within Hansard—"(i) Ngāti Te Raukohekohe: (ii) Ngāti Kōhua: (iii) Ngāti Rangitawhia; and (d) includes the following groups to the extent that they are composed of those individuals: (i) Ngāti Taimanawaiti: (ii) Ngāti Taihaua: (iii) Te Uri o Te Ao." Clause 13(2) states: "ancestor of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki means an individual—who (a) exercised customary rights by virtue of being descended from—(i) Te Whatatau (Te Whataatao); or (ii) a recognised ancestor of [Ngāti Te Raukohekohe Ngāti Kōhua and Ngāti Rangitawhia]; and (b) exercised the customary rights predominantly in relation to the area of interest at any time after [the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi]".I also want to make reference to a part of the explanatory note of the bill itself. It says: "… Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki may not receive the shared redress in a timely manner or at all. In other instances it means shared redress may transfer to all parties before the final group has settled (or potentially might never settle). The Crown considers the risk associated with these provisions to be low." One might want to ask the question: "What if it does not happen in fact and they never settle?". It also states: "The benefits of the settlement will be available to all members of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki wherever they live." I can assure those who might be listening that we will certainly explore that particular aspect of this bill during the select committee process.Finally I want to say that New Zealand First will certainly support this bill to the select committee and looks forward to the opportunity of hearing submissions from those who want to make a submission to this process. I notice that the census figures are just under 500 people and that the proceeds of the settlement are available to any Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki uri wherever they live. I think that is certainly a departure from what we have seen in other settlements and I would certainly be asking how we see that in practice. But be that as it may I just want to take this opportunity of thanking or congratulating those who have been responsible for bringing this matter on behalf of your iwi to this stage and I look forward to further discussions in regards to the bill.Mr Deputy Speaker I just want to conclude with this as this may be the last time I have the opportunity of addressing you as Deputy Speaker of this House. I wish you well in the future as you depart this House. I just wanted to have on record that on behalf of New Zealand First we wish you all the best for the future. Tēnā koe."