Maipi-Clarke Hana-RawhitiHANA-RAWHITI MAIPI-CLARKE (Te Pāti Māori—Hauraki-Waikato): Hana-Rawhiti kia ora. Kuīni Wikitōria ha aha taku hē i muia ai aku whenua tupuna ki te riri o te Pākehā? Ka hoki te mana o tō kupu mokopuna waru ana i te ahiahi ki runga i te huarahi nō Tāmaki roa. This maioha translates to: Queen Victoria what have I done wrong for you to confiscate my ancestral lands to the greed and anger of the settler? I hold you to your word for my generations and grandchildren to come." Koinei te reo maioha te reo tuatahi e karanga e au ki roto i tēnei Whare arā ko taku oati ki ōku tūpuna. E ngā mana e ngā reo e ngā kārangarangatanga maha Ngāti Hei whenua Ngāti Hei tangata Pare Hauraki Pare Waikato. Inā te hōnore nui mōku ki te tū ki te waha i ēnei kōrero mā Te Pāti Māori i te pō nei. [This is the voice of welcome the first voice with which I call out within this House i.e. my oath to my ancestors. To the authorities the voices and the relatives of Ngāti Hei lands and Ngāti Hei people of Pare Hauraki and Pare Waikato. It is a huge honour for me to stand and speak on behalf of Te Pāti Māori tonight.]An absolute privilege to be speaking on my first ever Treaty settlement which is within my rohe of Hauraki-Waikato. I have been absolutely dreading this time when it would become time for me to address the Treaty settlement claim. Why? Because it is one of the most heartbreaking and sensitive issues we face as mokopuna of raupatu. Being a descendant of raupatu doesn't mean just giving it a five-minute speech; it is weaved into our DNA. We sing about it. We cry about it. We haka about it. We are about it 24/7.I want to acknowledge and reflect on the journey Ngāti Hei have taken who flourished before the arrival of Captain Cook. Ā kua ngaro haere te whenua ngā uri tō koutou reo kāmehameha tō koutou whenua. [Land descendants and your beautiful language have been lost your land has been lost.] The loss of language and ancestral knowledge is devastating and it must be addressed and redressed. And today is a step moving into that direction. Ko ngā wāhi o [The places known as] Opūrangi Rangihau Kohuamuri Opou Pukeumu Opoua. For some of these may be just names on paper but they hold a story of whakapapa that must not be lost. Ā ko taku urupare ki ngā mokopuna o Ngāti Hei [And my response to the descendants of Ngāti Hei] what would your tupuna Ngawhira Tanui dream for her mokopuna? This has been 24 years in the making but 180 years in the waiting. One of my first ever jobs was transcribing our Waikato Tainui original claimant interviews. And oh what a privilege what an honour to listen to a whole generation in their era with their insights and visions for their mokopuna.I want to acknowledge how hard the Treaty settlement process can be; it can be so exhausting that people die to get Treaty settlements across the line. Nō reira ki ngā hapū maha ngā āritaritatanga a Kupe ngā mangainga o Ngāti Hei tēnei te reo owha te reo whakamiha ki a koutou kua tūpara i te hoe ki te whakawhiti ki te koke whakamua ki tō koutou Hawaiki hou. [So to the tribes to the descendants of Kupe our relatives of Ngāti Hei this is the voice of acknowledgement that is extended to you who have strived to progress and move towards your own utopia.] In the wise words of Moana Jackson treaties are not settled; they are honoured. Te Tiriti is a document that is a foundation of a living evolving relationship between tangata whenua and the Crown. Both parties of Te Tiriti must continually strive to meet those obligations it sets out and implements in the three articles and everything we do. Treaty settlements are not full and final they are just the beginning. They stand to honour the mamae loss and grievances. However they are a stepping stone in moving forward for the future generations.Nō reira tēnei te reo mihi ki a koutou Ngāti Hei nō Te Pāti Māori nō tō koutou kaitiaki o Hauraki-Waikato. Tēnā rā tātou katoa. [So I acknowledge you Ngāti Hei as Te Pāti Māori and as your MP of Hauraki-Waikato. Thank you.]"