Rurawhe Adrian: Ngāti Koroki Kahukura Claims Settlement Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRurawhe Adrian: Ngāti Koroki Kahukura Claims Settlement Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 09 December 2014. Volume:702;Page:1296. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]ADRIAN RURAWHE (Labour—Te Tai Hauāuru):Ā tēnā koe e Te Māngai o Te W’are otirā e pīrangi ana au kia tuku mihi atu ki a rātou anō ’oki e Te Māngai o Te W’are. Nō reira ki a koutou Ngāti Korokī Kahukura anei a ’au te tuku mi’i atu ki a koutou katoa kua tae mai ki Te W’are nei i tēnei rā. Kei te mi’i atu a au ki a koutou mō ō koutou ka’a ō koutou māia o koutou pono anō ’oki kia w’akatau’ia tēnei kerēme. Nō reira tēnei te mi’i. Kei te mi’i ‘oki au ki a koe e Te Tumuaki tēnā koe otirā ki te mauri o Te Motu ki a Kīngi Tūheitia. Tēnei te mi’i ake ki a ia. Nō reira tēnā tātou katoa.[Thank you to the Speaker of the House but at the same time I would like to acknowledge them as well. And so to you Ngāti Korokī Kahukura here I am acknowledging you all who have arrived in this House today. I salute you for your strength resilience and faith as well also to settle this claim and so my congratulations. I acknowledge you the head greetings but at the same time how vital the essence of the country is to King Tūheitia. I salute him and therefore us all.]I join with my colleagues in acknowledging all of the people who have arrived here today to hear the third reading of the Ngāti Koroki Kahukura Claims Settlement Bill. I want to acknowledge all of the contributions from members today. It is indeed one of the occasions when the House speaks with one voice usually on the passing of settlement bills. Today I want to acknowledge in particular the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson for the work that he has done and also the negotiators of this settlement. From experience I know that this is not an easy task and it does take a long time. As my colleague Louisa Wall has said the original claim was made 20 years ago so a lot of people have worked very hard to get to this stage.I want to also acknowledge those who have passed on. In 20 years it is without a doubt that people who have made huge commitments to this legislation will have passed on. In particular I want to acknowledge Wally Papa and others as well for the work that they have done on this settlement.I have read a number of historical accounts in deeds of settlement and what never ceases to amaze me is the resilience of our people. It never ceases to amaze me as well that in each and every one of them—or at least in most of them—there are words to the effect that this iwi has become virtually landless. This is an issue that certainly drives most iwi in wanting to settle their historical claims. It is usually all about the land. In this particular bill I want to particularly acknowledge Maungatautari. This has huge interest for Ngāti Koroki Kahukura. I want to acknowledge the innovative mechanism that has been produced and agreed by both the Crown and Ngāti Koroki Kahukura to see that this taonga this special place is indeed looked after not only for the iwi but also the wider community. I have to say that that is a huge gift from Ngāti Koroki Kahukura an act of generosity towards both the community and also Aotearoa.The Native Land Court awarded that particular land to individuals and of course individuals had the right to sell that land which they eventually did. Of course those kinds of acts the omissions of the Crown and the legislation that was in place at that time all contributed to the ongoing land loss. As it states in the deed of settlement by the end of the 20th century Ngāti Koroki Kahukura were deemed to be virtually landless. This piece of legislation begins to heal that issue. It does not in itself resolve the whole issue. There are many many years to come I think before Ngāti Koroki Kahukura progress to a point where they can stand up proudly and say that things have been resolved. This is a beginning not an end.I want to acknowledge the contribution from Denise Roche. I want to say it in this way though: at a particular time I think every iwi that has settled will re-examine their settlement. I think it is incumbent upon future generations—and I mihi to the rangatahi who are in attendance here today—that they do revisit these Treaty settlements. There are issues like relativity which will be difficult to really achieve until every single iwi has settled their claims. I would put it this way: it would be difficult to express relativity between a settlement made 20 years ago and one made today. There are mechanisms within each of those settlements—for example the purchase of Crown properties. I would certainly want to be paying land prices of 20 years ago rather than land prices today. That contributes to the relativity of each individual claim. I think it will be one that will be raised in the future. I will not go so far as to say that this claim is not full and final. That is for the lawyers to decide in the future. But I would suggest to each and every rangatahi in the gallery today that they should take note of these proceedings. They should take note and remember this day as a special day but one that also provides them with an opportunity to relook at where they are in the future.I want to also mention the cultural redress items within this settlement. The statutory acknowledgments mentioned by my colleague Louisa Wall are very good instruments I believe. However I think they could be extended further into the future than they are. Also the deeds of recognition provide a multitude of management mechanisms over certain land as well. The letters of introduction are a very important part of developing relationships moving into the future. We have already heard from the Hon Nanaia Mahuta about the strong relationship-building capability of Ngāti Koroki Kahukura. These letters are important but they provide an opportunity that can be fully utilised only from the point of view of the receiver of the letter. What I am saying in that is that I encourage those ministries those departments to actually put real effort into making good relationships with Ngāti Koroki Kahukura. From my experience that is not always the case. Nō reira ka mutu taku kōrero i konei otirā kai te mi’i atu anō ki a koutou Ngāti Korokī Kahukura mō ō koutou kaha kia ’ara mai mō tēnei rā whakahirahira tēnei te mi’i atu ki a koutou katoa oti noa puta noa i Te W’are nei tēnā tātau.Nō reira ka mutu taku kōrero i konei otirā kai te mi’i atu anō ki a koutou Ngāti Korokī Kahukura mō ō koutou kaha kia ’ara mai mō tēnei rā whakahirahira tēnei te mi’i atu ki a koutou katoa oti noa puta noa i Te W’are nei tēnā tātau.[So I conclude my contribution herebut at the same time acknowledge you once again Ngāti Korokī Kahukura for your efforts to come here for this important day. I congratulate you and thank us all as well throughout this House.]