Hayes JoanneJOANNE HAYES (National): Kia ora. E koro mā e kui mā e rau rangatira mā e ngā hapū o Ahuriri tēnā koutou. Nau mai haere mai ki te rā whakahirahira.[Hello there. To the elders leaders the hapū of Ahuriri greetings. Welcome; welcome to this important occasion.]It is my pleasure to stand on the first reading of the Ahuriri Hapū Claims Settlement Bill today. As the Minister has eloquently laid out the historical events that have led to today I just wanted to add a few more details around the historical events that led us to today. As the Minister said in 1851 the Crown did actually dupe Ahuriri hapū into parting with their lands. The Crown paid £500 for those lands. They promised many things to look after the reserves and they didn't. And really at the end of the day that's where it all started to unravel. By 1866 as the Minister said the Crown attacked armed Māori at Ōmarunui and Herepoho and 86 of those Māori that were captured were sent to the Chatham Islands for two years—very similar to what happened in Parihaka. By 1870 the Crown and private parties—so we're thinking non-Māori mainly—had acquired 51000 acres. Approximately 54000 acres were awarded to Ahuriri hapū individuals under the 10-owner rule. From 1867 through to 1873 more legislation was introduced on Māori land titles that was to better reflect the owner but between 1870 and 1900 Ahuriri Māori protested land issues through the repudiation and the kotahitanga movements. By 1874 the Crown set aside Te Whanganui-ā-Orotu as an endowment for the Napier Harbour Board. Unfortunately Ahuriri hapū were not put on that board. As the Minister laid out the changes in 1931—the Napier earthquakes—saw those lands drop from 9500 acres down to 680 acres. So many things had happened in the whenua of Ahuriri hapū. There are seven hapū that comprise the Ahuriri claims: Ngāti Hinepare; Ngāti Māhu; Ngāti Matepū; Ngāti Paarau which includes Ngāi Tahu Ahi; Ngāi Tāwhao; Ngāti Tū; and Ngāi Te Ruruku. Located in the Napier - Hawke's Bay region Ahuriri faced monumental issues like many iwi and hapū just to protect their lands and protect what they had from being taken over from being stolen and from being duped. Today in this House we stand to right some of those wrongs. As the Minister said the compensation may not be really what is the real cost of what Ahuriri gave up but it is a start. As part of some of those reparations there is a cultural redress whereby $500000 will be put into a kaitiaki fund; $15000 for pouwhenua of which the Ahuriri hapū have a right to state where they want those pouwhenua to be placed; and as the Minister said $19.5 million for financial and commercial redress. This bill also provides statutory acknowledgments deeds of recognition a Crown apology and name changes to various sites. I just want to talk about a few of those name changes. So we're looking at the name changes of Bluff Hill Hospital Hill Napier Hill and Scinde Island to Mataruahou; the mouth of Ngaruroro River which is local use to Te Ipu-o-Taraia; Perfume Point to Te Karaka; Sturms Gully to Karetoki Whare; the twin lakes in Kaweka Forest Park - Eastern Lake to Rotoroa; and the twin lakes in Kaweka Forest Park - Western Lake to Rototuna.As I said in the start of my contribution here today on the first reading of this very important bill and as a member of the Opposition on the Māori Affairs Committee today is a momentous day for ngā hapū o Ahuriri. It is a momentous day for this House. As a member of the Māori Affairs Committee I welcome it and all of the issues and the submissions that will come from our visit to your rohe and I welcome it with open arms and open ears. Without any further ado I commend the bill to the House. Tēnā koutou katoa.