Rurawhe AdrianADRIAN RURAWHE (Labour—Te Tai Hauāuru): Tēnā koe e Te Māngai o Te Whare. E kī ana te kōrero tini whetū ki te rangi" Rangitāne ki te whenua tihei mauri ora! E tika ana ki te tuku mihi atu anō ki Te Iwi Rangitāne o Manawatū ngā whānau ngā hapū katoa o Rangitāne nō reira koutou mā e whakarongo mai nā e mātakitaki mai rā tēnei ahau tuku atu mihi atu ki a koutou katoa tēnā koutou. Kei te mihi atu anō ki te āhuatanga ki ō tātou tini mate rātou katoa kua hinga mai nā puta noa ngā moutere nei tae atu anō ki te haerenga atu te wehenga atu o te whaea nei a Ruth Harris. E tika ana kia tuku mihi poroporoaki anō atu ki a koe e te whaea nō reira koutou mā haere haere oti atu te wā ki a koutou e moe.Ki a tātou katoa ngā mema Pāremata tēnei anō au e tuku mihi atu ana ki a tātou.[Thank you Mr Assistant Speaker. The aphorism states "like the multitude of stars in the sky" so is Rangtāne upon the land behold the breath of life! It is right that a tribute is accorded once again to the Rangitāne iwi of Manawatū and to all of its whānau and hapū so to those of you listening in and watching there I accord this tribute to you all greetings.I acknowledge the circumstances of our numerous dead all of those who have fallen there throughout these islands including the departure and loss also of this auntie Ruth Harris. It is fitting that I accord a farewell tribute also to you the beloved auntie therefore to you collectively I bid you farewell travel on the time for you all is at hand rest.To all of us the members of Parliament I acknowledge us all once again.]It is a great pleasure to stand to speak to the Rangitāne o Manawatu Claims Settlement Bill. I acknowledge the contribution of the Minister the Hon Chris Finlayson. The name of the whare in Palmerston North is Tūturu Pūmau. The pou that stands there has a number of other figures. I want to mention one. I started off during other contributions talking about ngā poropititanga and on that marae we have a tribute to Mere Rikiriki a very important poropiti and Tahupōtiki Wīremu Rātana. I want to acknowledge the contributions that both of them had to the history of Rangitāne. It is important to mention that. It is of course a beautiful marae there and it was a pleasure for me to also attend the signing of the deed of settlement. I too will acknowledge Danielle Harris and her tenacity which she obviously inherited from her mother Ruth Harris. I think I mentioned this in the first reading. When I was the chair of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Apa we often sat opposite each other at tables on various matters and both of them are formidable. I want to acknowledge the work that Danielle has done to get this bill into the House. Also I acknowledge Maurice Takarangi as well and all of the team behind them who have done such wonderful work. It was not easy for them and it was not easy for Ngāti Apa but I think that through the select committee process on the key issue that the Minister has raised they have come to a happy place. Might I say it might not be what each individual iwi wanted but from my view of the world as an uri of Rangitauira a descendant of Rangitauira I am very happy to be part of a hapū that has basically got two settlements. It is quite a rarity. And if the Crown wants to do that that is fine with me. So within the settlement of course like the other settlements that we have discussed and debated in the House today this particular one also addresses a sad history around the interaction between the iwi and the Crown and the Crown's inability at that time to address all of the issues. So we come today with a determination that this bill will move forward. I acknowledge that people were expecting this to be passed into law tomorrow. It is unfortunate that it is not happening now.Debate interrupted.The House adjourned at 1 p.m. (Thursday)"