Rurawhe Adrian; Mallard TrevorADRIAN RURAWHE (Labour—Te Tai Hauāuru): Tēnā koe e Te Māngai o Te W'are otirā e tika ana kia tuku mihi atu ki a koutou ngā whānau me ngā hapū o Ngāti Pūkenga nō reira e whakapiri ana taku mi'i ki ngā mi'i katoa kei roto i Te W'are nei ki a koutou katoa; nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou. Hoi anō ki a tātau o Te W'are nei tēnā tātau.[Thank you Mr Assistant Speaker but at the same time it is apt that I offer a tribute of acknowledgment to you collectively the families and subtribes of Ngāti Pūkenga and so I add my accolades to all those accorded to you all from within this House; therefore salutations and well done to you collectively. And as a result my appreciation to all of us of this House congratulations.]It is a pleasure to take a call on the third reading of this Ngāti Pūkenga Claims Settlement Bill. I want to acknowledge all of the members of Ngāti Pūkenga who have arrived here at this Whare today to hear the third reading of this bill. I want to first of all speak about the first part of the bill which comprises the historical account acknowledgment and apology. Every time I speak to a settlement bill I try to go back to the deed of settlement and read the historical account and just when I think I have read the saddest historical account along comes another one. I want to acknowledge everything that is in the historical account. These historical accounts are written in quite a clinical way I think. You do not always get the full emotion of what has happened to the iwi. So if I was to characterise what I have read I read about conflict about war about raupatu about deceit and about dishonesty and I wanted to recognise the full extent of the history that Ngāti Pūkenga carry today. From that historical account we have the acknowledgment which acknowledges the breaches of the Treaty and I wanted to read out one in particular. It says: The Crown acknowledges that its confiscation/raupatu at Tauranga Moana left Ngāti Pūkenga increasingly dependent on tuku whenua lands (lands received through customary transfer) outside of Tauranga for their support and that the wish of Te Kou o Rehua expressed in his ōhākī for all Ngāti Pūkenga at Manaia to return to Tauranga Moana has not been realised." That is an acknowledgment from the Crown in recognition of what is in the historical account. My colleague Peeni Henare pointed out to me about some land at Akerama that was gifted to Patarau—that is near Ruapekapeka—as one example of that tuku whenua. I think it is important that this House recognises the full extent of what has happened to Ngāti Pūkenga. I will not go through all of the acknowledgments but I also want to refer to the apology. There is a very clear structure to these settlements in this legislation: historical account acknowledgment and then of course the apology. The last clause of the apology reads: "The Crown acknowledges the suffering it caused Ngāti Pūkenga through its breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi. This settlement will the Crown sincerely hopes mark the beginning of a new relationship between the Crown and Ngāti Pūkenga that is founded on respect for Te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles."I think that to me recognising that first part of the bill is the most important part of this process. It is part of the start hopefully of the process of reconciliation over what has happened the pathway forward and the means by which that can happen. The means by which that can happen is of course through the cultural redress and the commercial redress. First of all I want to congratulate the negotiators on negotiating a comprehensive package of redress mechanisms which includes cultural revitalisation cultural reconnection and relationship protocols. The cultural revitalisation mechanism that is in the bill is really important. I cannot imagine the impact on the Ngāti Pūkenga traditions and Ngāti Pūkenga Reo by the iwi being distributed from Tauranga Moana all the way up to Tai Tokerau. That must surely have had a huge impact on the traditions culture and language of Ngāti Pūkenga. Through that cultural revitalisation it is my sincere hope that Ngāti Pūkenga will be able to move forward positively and reconcile all of those disparities that it has to face for the future. Like previous settlements it is an act of generosity of Ngāti Pūkenga in accepting this Treaty settlement. To finish on a positive note moving forward I wish Ngāti Pūkenga all the best for the future; that this settlement and the totality of this package moves Ngāti Pūkenga forward; and that indeed as it states in the apology there is a new relationship between the Crown and Ngāti Pūkenga. I also hope that the relationships with all our whakapapa and whanaungatanga between all iwi in the areas that Ngāti Pūkenga reside can also move forward as well. I think that the legacy that will be handed to the next generation is a good one and one that is full of hope and opportunity for the future.If I can also acknowledge other speakers on this bill today: in particular I do want to acknowledge Catherine Delahunty for her contributions to all settlement bills including the first reading of the Ngāti Apa settlement which I was a negotiator for. I remember very clearly the contribution that she made. I think she used the hubcap analogy in that one as well—it was so true. I also want to acknowledge Mr Pita Paraone for his contributions which are always consistent and always I think if anything encouraging because I have whakapapa to Tai Tokerau as well. I acknowledge his persistence in wanting to see a conclusion to the Ngāpuhi settlements as well.Nō reira kāore e roa taku kōrero i tēnei wā oti noa e tika ana kia tuku mi'i atu anō ki ngā uri o Tāwera o Ngāti Haonga o Ngāti Pūkenga nō reira koutou mā kia kaha kia māia kia manawa nui i roto i tēnei ā'uatanga nō reira tēnā tātau katoa.[My contribution as a consequence is not a long one at this moment but it is appropriate once again for me to accord a tribute to the descendants of Tāwera Ngāti Haonga and Ngāti Pūkenga so to you and the others be strong bold and really stout of heart in this one of the circumstances and accordingly my appreciation to us all.]Bill read a third time.WaiataHakaThe ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Trevor Mallard): Thank you. I get a sense of how my ancestors felt. The House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. today.The House adjourned at 12.11 p.m. (Thursday)"