Brown SimeonSIMEON BROWN (National—Pakuranga): Thank you very much Mr Assistant Speaker.Ki ngā hapū ngā whānau o ngā uri o Heretaunga Tamatea nau mai ki tēnei Whare. Kia ora.[To the tribes and to the families of the descendants of Heretaunga and of Tamatea welcome to this House. Kia ora.]It is a pleasure to take a call on the Heretaunga Tamatea Claims Settlement Bill the third reading and as my colleague Tim van de Molen said I'm also a new member to this House and it is one of my first opportunities to speak on a settlement bill and it is my first opportunity on a third reading.So at the outset I'd like to acknowledge the people who've been part of this process and firstly I'd like to acknowledge everyone here in the gallery representing Heretaunga Tamatea. We appreciate you coming down to Wellington to be here and to witness the passing unanimously of the third reading of this bill.I would also like to acknowledge the Hon Christopher Finlayson for the work that he has done in shepherding this bill through the parliamentary process and Andrew Little who is now completing it as Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. I'd also like to acknowledge the Māori Affairs Committee for the work that they have done hearing submissions understanding the story understanding what needs to be done and ensuring that this legislation represents the intention of the settlement.This bill relates to a deed of settlement signed by the Crown in 2007. It records the Crown's apology and agrees to a final settlement of all historical Treaty of Waitangi claims for Heretaunga Tamatea. This is a wide-ranging historical claim which includes alienation of land through the failure to implement the terms of pre-Treaty land transactions the Land Claims Commission the dispossession of land through deliberately misleading business practices and the impact of the loss of communal ancestral lands on traditional tribal structure.During the 20th century Heretaunga Tamatea hapū and whānau suffered social economic and cultural marginalisation with more than half of their people living outside the traditional rohe today. As we consider this bill and as we seek to pass it we remember the wrongs of the past and we look to the future. So this bill includes an apology—an official Crown apology—cultural redress statutory acknowledgments deeds of recognition and financial redress.I just want to take a short moment to acknowledge each one of those five aspects. An apology is important because it recognises the wrongs which took place. It recognises that it was wrong and that it must be apologised for and that is that the Crown does say sorry for what was done. The cultural redress understands and reflects the fact that there was an impact on the Heretaunga Tamatea people and it seeks to address the challenges from the economic and cultural place that they have been put in.Statutory acknowledgments and deeds of recognition mean that there is recognition through legislation. I think my colleagues have sort of touched on how this makes recognition under the Resource Management Act and the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act. The authorities who give resource consents under these Acts must also have regard to these statements for certain purposes and there are 27 statutory acknowledgments covering a wide range of different issues. The deeds of recognition require the Crown to consult with Heretaunga Tamatea and to have regard for Heretaunga Tamatea's special association with a site or place and specify Heretaunga Tamatea input into the management of those areas administered by the Department of Conservation and the Commissioner of Crown Lands. There are 20 deeds of settlement recognised in this legislation.Finally financial and commercial redress: the redress recognises the losses suffered by Heretaunga Tamatea arising from breaches by the Crown of its Treaty of Waitangi obligations. It will provide Heretaunga Tamatea with resources to assist them in developing their economic and social well-being. We all acknowledge that the contribution that the Crown can make is only a small portion of the harm which was done and we know that it will go a long way to helping to support the future of Heretaunga Tamatea as it looks to the future and that includes $100 million of finance and a range of property which is also selected as well.So I commend this bill to the House and I look forward to its rapid passing. Thank you.