Tirikatene RinoRINO TIRIKATENE (Labour—Te Tai Tonga): Tēnā koe Madam Speaker. Tēnā koutou Te Arawa waka tēnā koutou Ngāti Whakaue Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao ngā hapū maha kua tau mai nei ki Te Whare Pāremata i tēnei rangi nui whakahirahira. Tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā tātou katoa.[Greetings Madam Speaker. Greetings to the ancestral canoe of Te Arawa Ngāti Whakaue Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao and the many subtribes who have made it here to Parliament on this very important day. Greetings to one and all.]I'm delighted to be able to make a contribution in this debate. As a son of the South I just shot away from a meeting to try and protect our fishing rights down there but I made it back into the House here today and I want to mihi to our illustrious Te Arawa waka whānau from all of our famous tribes of Te Arawa who are here today. This is a momentous day. I've been delighted to chair the committee but really my role has been quite small in the scheme of things. I do want to acknowledge one particular member of our committee and that is Tāmati Coffey your outstanding member for Waiariki who actually led the way for us in terms of our consideration and our examination of all the issues on this bill. So I want to mihi to you Tāmati because I know that this is a milestone piece of legislation for your people so thank you for your contribution and for your awhi. I also want to acknowledge Minister Mahuta who has carried on the mahi that was laid down by Ministers—and I think of the late Hon Parekura Horomia I think of the Hon Te Ururoa Flavell; all those Ministers of Māori Development who have been involved—and I want to acknowledge our Minister our tuahine for her work in seeing this mahi through. Because there were a lot of bumps along the way a lot of issues that have been sorted through and I'm pleased that all the kōrero has been said and now we've come to the time when we can finally pass this piece of legislation.And what does it do? It returns a dear taonga which is right nestled in the heart of Whakarewarewa to the actual rightful owners of the land and the mana whenua the hau kāinga. I am delighted for Ngāti Whakaue represented through their three-hapū trust the Pukeroa Oruawhata commercial powerhouse of Rotorua and also Tūhourangi and Ngāti Wāhiao as well because that partnership which is represented by all those groups will now be vested in the taonga of Te Puia and the New Zealand Arts and Crafts Institute. I want to acknowledge all of those in the past who have made the institute what it is and as the saying goes ka mate kāinga tahi ka ora kāinga rua [when one option is lost a second will present itself].This is a new dawn for the institute this is a new chapter for Te Puia. It's really exciting. Especially with the $7.6 million we put in through the Budget to support the special work of preserving our cultural legacy which is in Te Puia and also the surrounding businesses. We know we'll get through this COVID period and the institute is well positioned well managed by some expert commercial people. I'm so impressed with all of the legal minds that are within Te Arawa who helped design the structures and everything that will be receiving this taonga through the passage of this legislation. So I just want to mihi to everyone today and support and tautoko this bill. Kia ora tātou.