Hauiti Claudette: Raukawa Claims Settlement Bill — First ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHauiti Claudette: Raukawa Claims Settlement Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 06 August 2013. Volume:692;Page:12419. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Third ReadingCLAUDETTE HAUITI (National):Ki TeWairereHorohoroPōhaturoa koŌngāroto koWhāita e.Nukuhou kiTaupō-nui-a-Tia kirunga oHūrākiaHauhungaroaTītīraupengaArowhenua Wharepuhunga Whakamaru Te Paeroa o Raukawa.Titiro atu ki TeKaokaoroa-o-PātetereMaungatautari katitiro ki Wharepuhunga koHoturoa koParāwera ko temanawarā oNgāti Raukawa e. Ki te iwi oNgāti Raukawa mihi atu ki a koutou katoa.[From TeWairereHorohoroPōhaturoa toŌngāroto toWhāita there alas. FromNukuhou toTaupō-nui-a-Tia and up onHūrākiaHauhungaroaTītīraupengaArowhenua Whakamaru and on to Raukawa range. Look upon the vast region of TeKaokaoroa-o-Patētere toMaungatautari and gaze at Wharepuhunga it isHoturoa and the heart ofNgāti RaukawaParāwera alas. To the tribe of Raukawa I salute you all. ]The purpose of this Raukawa Claims Settlement Bill is to give effect to the deed of settlement signed by the Crown and Raukawa. The Crown failed to protect Raukawa from becoming landless and the lack of land and resources undermined the ability of the iwi to participate in new economic opportunities in its rohe. This contributed to the economic social and cultural impoverishment of Raukawa. This settlement rights the wrongs of the past and allows Raukawa to build a stronger future.Raukawa grievances include the Waikato and Tauranga wars of the 1860s and the confiscation of Raukawa land following that conflict. The introduction and implementation of native land laws facilitated the alienation of Raukawa and the Crown’s failure to ensure that Raukawa had adequate lands for its present and future needs contributed to the economic social and cultural impoverishment of Raukawa.The Crown acknowledges that its actions arising from interaction with Raukawa were in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles. Clause 10 states: “(2) The Crown profoundly regrets and unreservedly apologises to Raukawa for its actions and omissions that led to the virtual landlessness of Raukawa in the Waikato and which caused suffering and hardship to generations of Raukawa. (3) The Crown deeply regrets its actions during the New Zealand wars of the 1860s which resulted in the loss of life and was destructive and demoralising to Raukawa. (4) The Crown apologises for its past failures to acknowledge the mana and rangatiratanga of Raukawa and looks forward to building an enduring relationship of mutual trust and cooperation with Raukawa that is based on respect for the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles.”Raukawa will receive approximately $52 million which includes value transferred under the central North Island settlement in 2008 and estimated interest. Raukawa will have the opportunity to purchase part of the Pureora North Crown forest licence landand will also have the opportunity to purchase up to 25 Crown-owned properties within a deferred selection period after settlement date ranging from 6 months to 5 years. Ten of these properties would be subject to lease back to the Crown. Raukawa will have the right of first refusal for a period of 172 years over 36 Crown properties.The settlement provides support for the strengthening of commercial relationships between Raukawa and Mighty River Power. Raukawa will receive $8 million to explore future commercial arrangements with Mighty River Power. Mighty River Power owns and operates hydroelectricity generation along the Waikato River in areas of cultural significance to Raukawa. The settlement includes an $8 million payment to Raukawa to assist Raukawa and Mighty River Power to enter into commercial arrangements if they so choose. The payment does not impose any obligations on either party.Cultural redress recognises the traditional historical cultural and spiritual associations Raukawa has with places and sites within their rohe or areas of interest. These include the vesting of 11 sites andMaungatautari. The Crown acknowledges thatMaungatautari is of significant cultural historical and spiritual importance to Raukawa and other iwi. The settlement provides for the interests of Raukawa to be recognised in the future transfer ofMaungatautari to tehapori oMaungatautari theMaungatautari community; a $3 million fund to assist Raukawa to negotiate the sale of or access arrangements to sites of significance; and apouwhenua fund which is a $50000 fund to assist Raukawa in the creation and erection ofpouwhenua at sites of significance. In respect of theWaihou River the deed provides for the interests of Raukawa to be recognised in any future arrangement reached regarding theWaihou River within the Raukawa area of interest.Overlay classification acknowledges the traditional cultural spiritual and historical associations of Raukawa sites of significance. The declaration of an area as an overlay classification provides for the Crown to acknowledge iwi values in relation to that area. The settlement provides overlay classifications over the maunga Pureora o Kahu and maungaWharepūhunga. A statutory acknowledgment recognises the association between Raukawa and a particular site or area and enhancesRaukawa’s ability to participate in significant Resource Management Act processes.The settlement also provides acknowledgment over several reserves. The settlement provides a deed of recognition over Crown-owned parts within the Raukawa area of interest part of LakeŌhākuri theWaihou River and theArahiwi Scenic Reserve. In respect of place name changesŌmāhine Stream will becomeMāhina-a-rangi Stream a currently unnamed historic site at the confluence ofŌmāhine Stream withWaiōmau Stream will be calledWhatawhata and a currently unnamed historic site at the source ofŌmāhine Stream will be called Whenua ā-kura. Those will be the place name changes under this deed.Kotahi tehinengaro kotahi te wairua kotahi tengākauarā katipuai temāramatanga ka rereai tetūmanako kapuāwaiai te aroha. With one mind one spirit one heart understanding grows hope soars and love blossoms. I commend this bill to the House.