Ngarewa-Packer DebbieDEBBIE NGAREWA-PACKER (Co-Leader—Te Paati Māori) (remote): Tēnā tātou e te Whare. Ki ōku whanaunga o Ngāti Maru tēnei te mihi a Te Paati Māori ki a koutou i tēnei wāhanga o tō pire Whakatauanga. Ka tū au hei uri o Taranaki hei uri o Ngāti Ruanui hei kaiārahi o Te Paati Māori. Nāku te whiwhi kia tū i roto i tēnei Whare kia mihi ki a koutou i tō koutou mahi rangatira.[Greetings to one and all in the House. To my relatives in Ngāti Maru this is the acknowledgment of Te Paati Māori to you at this stage of your settlement bill. I stand here as a descendant of Taranaki as a descendant of Ngāti Ruanui as a leader of Te Paati Māori. I am fortunate to stand in this House and acknowledge your noble work.]It's with great pleasure that I rise on behalf of Te Paati Māori for the second time in support of Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Claims Settlement Bill. First and foremost I want to mihi to my whanaunga who are watching this today who cannot be here in person during these trying times and those of you who are out there on the ground testing vaccinating and keeping our whānau safe just as your tūpuna would have. No settlement can compensate for the pain the suffering and the trauma that you—our people—endured and still do endure that saw your natural development interrupted in the most horrible way possible. The Crown's negotiation policies are cruel. The fiscal envelope is cruel. I know the damage this process does to our whānau to our relationships to our wānangatanga. There is no way that settlements in Aotearoa are fair or equitable. No one in this House has the right to congratulate themselves today or ignore how it is we got here today. So once again I would like to mihi to my whanaunga and to thank you for your generosity for your aroha that you have given to this nation in agreeing to the terms of this settlement. Te Paati Māori don't believe in full and final settlements. A treaty is to be honoured; not settled. There are many who have profited from our pain from your loss and Taranaki economy thanks and mihi to you all. So I want to remind the House today of what I've said during the first reading of this bill. Tangata whenua will never settle for settlements. We will keep striving to get the justice that our tūpuna deserve to create a future where mokopuna can thrive as their true selves. Ngāti Maru have generously accepted 1 percent of everything the Crown has taken so that our future generations can come back for the 99 percent and Te Paati Māori will fight tooth and nail to play our part in achieving this. I want to reflect and appreciate all those of Ngāti Maru who have fought since 1891 until today. I want to bow to our marae Te Upoko o Te Whenua and all the kaumātua whose vision is to reaffirm your identity and your very existence. To the many: Polly Kopu Tainui Tukata Ray Peri Ray Henry Hazel Peri and let's not forget Rata Pue. To all those back home who serve their people and who serve their roles as mana whenua as ahi kā for Ngāti Maru for being resilient for what the Crown did to us has cost us you have refused to let it define you. Your manaaki—you are your people. You are active in your region. You are active in everything that needs to be done today and I think last time I called you masters of resilience I see your contribution to our te ao: Tupuānuku workforce development Te Kōhanga Āhuru your education scholarships. You fight to preserve your people during a pandemic. At your bill's first reading I remember that we talked about these masters of resilience afterwards and I stand by that analogy. Today I ask that we reflect on what and where you would be today had your natural development not been interfered with. We would be landowners. We would be strong multicultural language speakers exporters and importers in your thriving economy. We would have multiple networks of hapū and whānau development. We would have grown multiple leaders managers businesses. We would be the healthiest and we would be looking after those living beside us. We would take risks and most of all we would believe in each other. One of the biggest things I've experienced in iwi is how hard we are on ourselves. None of what our whānau have had to endure is settling. None of what has happened to us is our fault. We have waited for a long time for our reclamation. At times it can bring out the worst of us. To all of our whānau who are out there to all our whanaunga I ask that we remember peace and that we support each other. I also mihi to those in our tari of Ngāti Maru who are in isolation at the moment. Piki te ora piki te kaha. Ngā mihi aroha ki a koutou katoa mō tō kaha mō tō manaaki mai tā tātou iwi katoa. Kia ora koutou. [Get well and strong soon. We all send our affectionate greetings for your strength and hospitality. Be well all of you.]ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ian McKelvie): I'd just remind members if I have to wear one if these beautiful masks you should too.