Jackson WillieHon WILLIE JACKSON (Associate Minister for Māori Development): Tuatahi he tika me mihi ki a koutou ngā whanaunga i tae mai nei i tēnei wā i whakarangatira i a mātou i tēnei wā. Tēnei te tino mihi ki a koutou ngā kuia ngā koroua. He tino waimārie ahau ki te tū i mua i a koutou tēnā koutou ā tēnā koutou tēnā anō tātou katoa. [Firstly it is appropriate to greet you my relations who have arrived here today to ennoble us at this time. I especially acknowledge the elders. I am indeed fortunate to stand before you greetings greetings greetings once more to us all.]I didn't know you were a rellie Goldie! But anyway coming back to this what a wonderful morning we had this morning and if ever there was an example of Ngāti Porou being the leading tribe in the country this morning was it—no doubt about it. We've had so many maroke sort of ceremonies through the years and we all stood there—even these Ngāpuhis didn't rush out the door as they normally do and enjoyed the waiata and the wairua. It made me proud. It made us all proud because we were all taking videos and photos. It was just magnificent. So I want to congratulate you again on showing why Ngāti Porou lead the way.As we all know I was brought up in Wellington and I was brought up under the umbrella of Ngāti Porou where there were only two types of Māori—as we all know those who were Ngāti Porou and those who wanted to be. My upbringing like maybe for a lot of our young people here was absolutely Ngāti Porou. I was talking about this with Peeni Henare. Even though some of us were not brought up under the umbrella of Hikurangi Hikurangi was with me all the time particularly in Porirua where Ngāti Porou ruled everywhere. Bill Kerekere was running the kapa haka. Taxi drivers were all Ngāti Porou. There was only one type of reo and it was Ngāti Porou. Ngāti Toa couldn't speak Māori according to Ngāti Porou. No wonder they called us Ngāti Blow" as my colleague Meka Whaitiri has said in previous speeches. But that's the upbringing of many Ngātis who went into the urban areas. I was so proudly Ngāti Porou. My father was going on about it every single day and my great grandmother lived with us who was a Taare from Tikitiki and all the kōrero was about Ngāti Porou. It was a wonderful upbringing and the kōrero was about the coast and about Ruatōria and I have to say that when I was brought up I thought Ruatōria was like Las Vegas until I got there. And I thought: what the heck was the old man going on about? What was the old man going on about? But they talked about the coast in such romantic terms you know and I thought it was like Fantasy Island or something you know. But hello not Hiruhārama where Selwyn and I are from. Heck I couldn't even find Hiruhārama when I first went up there. But these are the stories as urban kids that you're brought up with. You know our people so loved Ngāti Porou so romanticised about Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Porou made an impact one would have to say when they came to the cities particularly in areas like this Wellington where we had rangatira who came down. One of them is up there right now. I think she's 99 years of age our whaea Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi. Oh it's 90 years of age isn't it e kui?But these were the personalities who came to the cities and Ngāti Porou rangatira were leading in the cities like Bill Kerekere like Tāmati Reedy—wonderful rangatira who came into the cities like Pita Awatere. We must remember them at these times because they led the way for us for our people and they opened up the doors for our people in the cities in the Wellingtons and in the Aucklands. This is the time right now—rather than me getting into every technicality of the bill and worrying about Mr Goldsmith worrying about his Pākehā mates missing out on their fishing rights—when we should celebrate our people who opened up doors for all of us for all of us.Even in 2004 with that Foreshore and Seabed Bill that at the time I wasn't too complimentary about but now that I'm in Labour I've taken a bit of a sort of different look at things—mistakes happen as we all know mistakes happen. I wasn't so sort of easy on that kaupapa back in 2004 on the Paul Holmes show when I was in Māori media but you know times change. We made a mistake and we're moving on sort of like Rogernomics you know. We're moving on—we're moving on. And who would have believed in when that mayhem who would have believed—you know I'll never forget that day. We all came down here marching on the streets. I remember ringing up to John Tamihere who was in his office. He said to me "How many how many are down there—about 150?" and I said "No about 20000 bro." Ha ha! I'll never forget that day. Here we had the mayhem in terms of Māori—and we were all going crazy. How on earth could a tribe do a deal in the midst of all that? Well the Hon Parekura Horomia was able to do it and so you've got to give it to him. The whanaunga thought "Oh that's mayhem mayhem's happening." Tari's running off here and the Māoris are all going—"I'd better ring Uncle Api and we'll do a deal." Isn't that amazing?So when I think back you've got a lot to thank Labour for. You've got to think about this—you've got to think about this. If we had not been betrayed—the Māori nation—at the time things would have been different. You wouldn't have been here today would you? So you've got to sort of think this out a bit. No no. Anyway I want to compliment Parekura Horomia for his innovativeness and creativity. I'll never forget that time because we could not believe what Pare was doing because everybody—there's no way anybody wanted to go near the Crown at that time apart from the cuz who saw an opening saw a gap saw an opportunity—typical Ngāti Porou. Off he went with Uncle Api Mahuika and they did the deal that has come into fruition today and it was carried by his very quiet—I was going to say "cunning" but I was going to say "handsome"—son Matanuku Mahuika who is here today. It's lovely to see you Ma. I know you've been a big support for our girl here—I'm not allowed to say "girl" in the Labour Party eh—our lady here Kiritapu. We know how much you've supported her and you have carried the mana of your papa and the mana of Ngāti Porou to a unique settlement where we are today. This is a unique settlement. It must be because Annette Sykes was in my office this morning and I can recall what Annette Sykes said back in 2004 about Ngāti Porou. It wasn't very nice. But today Annette said "Oh I had a kai with your whanaunga last night." "I'm so proud" she says "and I'm so happy about this settlement." So when you win over the Annette Sykes of this world you know you're on the right track because you've not only got the backing of this Parliament but you've got the backing of warriors—you know Māori women warriors like Annette Sykes. This is a unique deal. It's a deal that should be celebrated and supported because it has set the benchmark. So well done to you Matanuku. Well done to you there whanaunga Selwyn for your leadership. I think it's just wonderful the way that this kaupapa has been steered as you said in your whaikōrero this morning through three Governments. You know the management has been terrific. I know the cousin over there gets hōhā with me because I said to him "Oh you just stick with your National Tories." and he said "You shut up. I supported Parekura in Labour." I don't know what party he's with actually but anyway I know it depends on the day eh cuz? But anyway his leadership must be celebrated today along with Matanuku along with our kuia and koroua who have come here and set up one of the most unique settlements in the history of New Zealand. It's a credit to our party and it's a credit to National that we've been able to kia whakakotahi for this kaupapa. So I mihi to everyone here today.I know we say some funny things about each other sometimes. I know I was getting attacked by some of the Māori MPs in National the other night. I never thought Harete Hipango would attack me the way she did but on this kaupapa we are united. We celebrate this kaupapa. It's a kaupapa about tino rangatiratanga. It's a kaupapa about Ngāti Porou. All our young people should be proud I'm proud we're all proud to say we are from Ngāti Porou. Kia ora anō tātou."