Coffey TamatiTAMATI COFFEY (Labour—Waiariki): Thank you Mr Speaker. I'm very pleased to be standing here taking a call on this bill which is actually the first Treaty claims settlement bill that I've had the honour of being—Hon Meka Whaitiri: Hear hear!TAMATI COFFEY: —I know—able to speak on and I look forward to many of these occasions because they are happy occasions.Just this time last week we were privy to having Heretaunga Tamatea in the House and at that point in time they too had finished a very long journey for reparation for past wrongs and they walked away from here very happy. I look forward to you Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki also following in those footsteps too.Tuatahi me mihi atu ki a rātou ngā mate kua whetūrangihia ki runga i te korowai o Ranginui; haere haere haere atu rā ngā mate. Ā rātou ki a rātou tātou ki a tātou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki tēnā koutou katoa.Ko tēnei te māngai mō te rohe o Te Waiariki e mihi atu nei ki a koutou mai i ngā iwi ngā hapū ngā whānau o Te Waiariki kei te mihi kei te mihi kei te mihi anō.[Firstly I should acknowledge them the deceased who have become stars on the cloak of Ranginui; farewell farewell to the deceased. The deceased should remain with the deceased while the living return to life. Greetings to you all Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki greetings to one and all.This is the spokesperson for the electorate of Te Waiariki greeting you all from the tribes the subtribes and the families of Te Waiariki: greetings greetings to all.]This is a big day. We in the Waiariki have a lot of Treaty settlements left to go. There are many iwi within our rohe that are yet to fulfil their journey on this path and as you sit there today as we stand here celebrating the third reading and the end of your journey on this particular take I know that many of our iwi back home will be looking to you as examples for what's possible.This is a day where we the Government get to put right what we the Government once upon a time put wrong. It puts us in a slightly awkward position that we as the MPs that are standing here in the House are tasked with the job of fixing up some of the problems from the Governments from days gone past. It's a very awkward situation actually but you Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki should actually feel consoled that there is widespread support in this House for the journey that you've been on. There is acknowledgment of the hurt that the iwi have suffered in previous years and there's also hope for your journey going forward. That's what we hope to do here today: to actually acknowledge the wrongs and put things right for you for those from your iwi who haven't been able to be here as part of this day for those that have passed on and not been able to be with us here today and also for your grandchildren and your great-grandchildren and your uri yet to come.This is a momentous day and I'm very happy to be here marking the occasion alongside you. I want to take a moment to acknowledge the Minita o Ngā Take Tiriti o mua [the former Minister of Treaty negotiations] Chris Finlayson who started this journey quite a while ago—of course you started it well before him. And I also want to acknowledge our Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Andrew Little who has also been able to stand here and make sure that this goes through the House today.I understand it's been a very thorough process. I was looking through the notes and I noted that although the deed of settlement was signed in November 2015 in 2016 there was a deed to amend and then again in 2017 there was another deed to amend. So I'm happy that at this third reading we're able to stand here and proudly put this piece of legislation before the House.I won't go into detail about the road that you've been on but it's been well documented. Know that the research and the stories—your kōrero from your iwi—are now down; they're now documented in this House. And that is a treasure; it's a taonga that will be looked upon for many years to come. Use that as a foundation as you move forward into the future.I look forward to being able to stand here and speak on behalf of other iwi especially some of our iwi back home in the Waiariki and to be able to celebrate the moment as well because we still have many iwi that have got a very long road ahead of them. Last week Heretaunga Tamatea; this week belongs to you Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. Next week ko wai ka hua ko wai ka tohu [who knows who can tell]?But on your journey I wish you the best for your whānau not just back home but all around the country and also to those ones that are always in Australia. We've always got to acknowledge those ones. I wish you the best of luck on your journey. I wish you all the best from our iwi back home in the Waiariki. E mihi atu nei ki a koutou katoa. Kia kaha kia māia kia manawanui.[Greetings to you all. Be strong be brave be patient.]I commend this bill to the House.