Mahuta NanaiaHon NANAIA MAHUTA (Labour—Hauraki-Waikato): I do want to acknowledge that since 2008 the Māori Party has successively supported the National Government over a period of time—over a period of time. If we measure whether or not the advantages have gone to Māori we need to look at some of the challenges.Homelessness is increasing in many of our communities. A hui tonight at Te Puea was telling us just that. Not enough is being done to provide housing for those who need it most. This is not about people in abject poverty. This is about people working and still not being able to secure a home. Employment—people rolling over from a 30-day to a 60-day job and then being dropped; it is not good enough. This is about people waiting in GP services for about 20 minutes and paying a lot of money. Even though the Government has said that it will make GP visits free for under-13-year-olds Māori families and elderly people are suffering under this Government.In education the Minister may well say that National Certificate of Educational Achievement levels have increased but let us look at the facts. Māori students in particular are not being tracked into core subjects that would give them higher earning professional degrees like those gained through the sciences like in medical professions and that is the truth. Schools are pushing kids into lower subject areas not into higher subject areas where they will gain greater skills.But I want to come back to the issue of Treaty settlements because I did hear the contribution of the chair of our select committee regarding their stellar track record. Well do you know what? When National signed up to the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples it did it knowing that there would be several caveats that it would not be able to deliver on and make the necessary changes within domestic legislation here in New Zealand. Labour was not prepared to do that because we thought that was actually a dishonest way of going forward.But here is the track record. On the Trans-Pacific Partnership did the Government consult with Māori when it professed to say that their rights were protected insofar as the Treaty clause? No it did not. On the Kermadecs did the Government consult with Māori when there was the potential to override the 1992 fisheries settlement? No it did not. On Te Ture Whenua Māori a fundamental piece of legislation that absolutely establishes Māori interests in land did the Government have a good consultation on that process? No it did not. So on the one hand here is the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples being held up by the Government as being a stellar track record for the Government but on the ground where it matters most the Government has failed—on process alone. That is the thing. Where the rubber hits the road there are some significant challenges.Let us come back to Treaty settlements and look at some of the key challenges before the Government. For example on the foreshore and seabed alone when the Government introduced its bill to override Labour's solution not one not two not even three titles have been awarded under the Government's Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act—not one not two not even three titles have been awarded. Even more it is going to have a cut-off date next year in April. Where is the advantage in terms of those types of issues?Yes Treaty settlements have proceeded apace. We support that. In fact that is the one area where across the House we acknowledge the contribution of Treaty settlements. However the proof is in the pudding. Several of those Treaty settlements require accords to ensure effective implementation—around about 2000-odd we were told at the select committee. However we do know that Government departments are slipping in their obligations to uphold the several accords across a number of Government agencies to ensure the effective implementation of these Treaty settlements.We are concerned. We are concerned because the proof of the pudding is in the eating and if Treaty settlements are not implemented effectively it will impact on the integrity of Treaty settlements. We are watching vigilantly because we want the Treaty settlement process to be an effective durable process that delivers advantages. The creation of the Post Settlement Commitments Unit is one way in which the Government to the Minister's credit can improve this situation.