Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill — Third Reading 
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Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill — Third Reading 
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Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill 
Third Reading 
Hon Dr PITA SHARPLES (Minister of Maori Affairs)  
on behalf of the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations: Tuatahi kei nga mana kei nga reo kei nga kaumatua nga koroua nga kuia. Ngati Porou whanui kua tatu mai i tenei rangi ki te whakanui i te kaupapa i whakahuihuitia tatau e whakakotahi ai tatau i tenei ra. Na reira nau mai hara mai ra ki te Whare Paremata i tenei ra ataahua te ra i hui tahi tatau ki te whakahonore i nga mahi kua mahia e koutou kia whakaoti te kereme ki tenei wa.  
Tino roa rawa te huarahi kua takahia e koutou kia tae ki tenei wa. Engari i te mutunga ake he timatanga hoki. Kua mutu tena whawhai kua timata inaianei te wa ataahua ki te whakapuawai i nga hiahia i nga moemoea o ratau e mahi ana i te kereme me ratau kua ngaro atu. Na reira kua pa nei ki a au tenei honore kia mihi atu ki a koutou me te korero tuatahi e pa ana ki ta koutou kereme i tenei ra.  
Na reira kare e roa aku mihi ki a koutou i tenei wa. Hoi ano kua tae mai na reira nau mai hara mai ki te Paremata. Ahakoa maku e mihi atu ki a koutou naku tena mahi. E ko etahi o koutou noho ai i konei te nuinga hui ka tu mo ta koutou kereme. Ko etahi o Ngati Porou hoki e mahi ana i konei Ngati Porou ki Tai Rawhiti Ngati Porou ki te Paremata. Kei konei ratau e mahi ana mo tatau te iwi whanui i roto i te Whare Paremata nei. Na reira heoi ano nau mai hara mai ra. 
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Firstly to the powers languages elders menfolk womenfolk and Ngati Porou at large who have gathered here today to celebrate the matter that brought us together as a united front welcome to Parliament on this beautiful day—a day that brought us together to honour the work done by others of you to complete the claim to this point in time.  
The road you have travelled to date has been a long one. But in the end it is really only a beginning. That struggle has ended and the best part which will bring to fruition the aspirations and dreams of those who worked on the claims—those who are alive still and those who have passed away—is only just beginning. Hence this honour to acknowledge you and to introduce your settlement today has been placed upon me.  
My tributes to you will not be too long at this point in time; indeed you have arrived so welcome welcome to Parliament. It is my responsibility to acknowledge you—after all some of you live here and the majority of meetings for your claims take place here. Some of you work here as well while some are back at the coast. So welcome welcome indeed. 
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I move  
That the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill be now read a third time. 
 To the sons and daughters of Porou Ariki Te Matatara a Whare Te Tuhi Mareikura o Rauru nau mai. From the resting place of the sacred waka  
Nukutaimemeha 
 atop the peaks of Hikurangi to the Waiapu waters at Rangitukia as it surges into Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. The first on earth to see the dawn of a new day—since the dawn of time itself: Ngati Porou mana whenua mana moana mana tangata mana Atua. Ko Hikurangi te maunga ko Waiapu te awa ko Ngati Porou te iwi. 
The area of interest for Ngati Porou is on the East Coast of the North Island. One of Aotearoa’s largest iwi with 72000 members the marae of Porourangi are located around the East Cape from Potikirua in the north to Te Toka-a-Taiau in the south covering 400000 hectares. 
The historical grievances of Ngati Porou relate primarily to the Crown’s failure to honour its Treaty promise to respect Ngati Porou rangatiratanga over their own affairs. Ngati Porou rangatira signed Te Tiriti o Waitangi in 1840 and from then on sought to uphold the Treaty as a matter of honour. However Crown actions soon created some disillusionment among Ngati Porou as to the Crown’s commitment to the Treaty. The Crown imposed land tenure reform on Ngati Porou which deprived iwi members of collective control over their land and made it difficult to utilise their land for economic development.  
Although it is not possible to fully compensate Ngati Porou nor any claimant group at all for the loss their people have suffered nevertheless the redress in this bill seeks to recognise the longstanding cultural and spiritual association that Ngati Porou have within the region. It gives effect to the undertakings by the Crown in the deed of settlement by offering reconciliation redress including an agreed historical account Crown acknowledgments and apology cultural redress that vests sites of cultural and historical significance and a number of arrangements designed to facilitate good working relationships between Ngati Porou and the Crown. I am confident that the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill will settle the claims of Ngati Porou in a full and final matter and set the foundation for a productive future relationship with the Crown. The Crown apologises to Ngati Porou for past dealings that breached the Crown’s obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi. These include the detention without trial of some Ngati Porou on the Chatham Islands the Crown’s abuse at times of its monopoly powers to purchase Ngati Porou land and the Crown’s failure in a number of ways to respect Ngati Porou rangatiratanga in the administration of their own land. 
This settlement will see the creation of a strategic partnership arrangement where the Crown and Ngati Porou jointly develop a separate section of the East Coast Bay of Plenty Conservation Management Strategy to be known as  
Nga Whakahaere Takirua mo Nga Paanga Whenua o Ngati Porou. 
 This arrangement will provide Ngati Porou with input into the strategic governance of specified public conservation lands within the Ngati Porou area of interest. Fifteen sites of cultural and historical significance will be vested in Ngati Porou totalling approximately 5898 hectares. These sites are currently administered by the Department of Conservation except for one site Taitai which is 170 hectares and is Crown forest land administered by Land Information New Zealand. 
 The Crown also recognises that Ngati Porou have a proud record of military service overseas in New Zealand’s defence. The New Zealand Defence Force and Ngati Porou seek to affirm their relationship through the naming of officer entry scholarships and higher defence training programmes that are awarded to people of Ngati Porou descent. The naming will be subject to the recipient’s approval. 
As we prepare to settle the Treaty of Waitangi claims of the descendants of Porourangi it is fitting to honour those who are not here in body but who no doubt are here in the hearts and minds of their people and whose spirit lives on in the words of this historic settlement—and it is a historic settlement. We pay tribute to Mate Kaiwai Dr Te Kapunga (Koro) Dewes—KD—Dame Katerina Mataira Dr Paratene Ngata Sir Henare Kohere Ngata Merekaraka Ngarimu Anaru Paenga Hopa Keelan Waho Tibble Wi Kuki Kaa Martin Kingi Jules Ferris Honore Chesley Tame Te Maro and Whaia McClutchie. Me era atu. Na reira koutou okioki tonu mai koutou hei whariki ma matau. Koutou ki a koutou haere. [ 
And others. So rest there as a mat for us. You the dead remain there with the dead; farewell. 
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Ngati Porou mana whenua mana moana mana tangata mana atua. Na reira koutou ma he honore maku ki te panui i tenei kaupapa ki a koutou i tenei ra. He kaupapa kua whakatakotoria e koutou i nga tau kua pahure ake. Nga mamae nga tautohetohe era atu mahi kua oti. Kua tau pai i roto i te pepa nei. Na reira nga mihi nui ki a koutou tena koutou tena koutou. 
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Ngati Porou has autonomy over their lands seas people and gods. It is an honour indeed for me to introduce this bill today. It was presented to you some years ago. The pain debates and other related activities are complete now and are well documented in this bill. Therefore huge congratulations to you; well done and good on you. 
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I commend this bill to the House. 
Hon SHANE JONES (Labour) 
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 I te tuatahi tena koe e te Kaihautu o te Whare huri noa ki to tatou Whare tatou nga kaitorangapu e noho tonu nei kia tutuki pai i a tatou nga mahi whakarite hai whai ma tatou i tenei rangi. Otira me huri atu ki nga upoko ki nga rangatira ki nga whaea ki a koutou katoa kua tatu mai ki Te Upoko o Te Ika te uranga o te ra mai i Poitikirua ki te Toka-a-Taiau huri noa ki te tihi o Hikurangi maunga maturuturu tonu a rere atu ki Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa ma roto i te awa o Waiapu. Ko koutou nga kaitiaki ko koutou nga kaipupuru o te mauri kei tena rohe ko ta matou he whakatau he mihi atu ki a koutou i tenei rangi.  
Hei aha maku te whakahuahua atu i nga ingoa otira tautoko i te ahuatanga o te reo whakamihimihi i puta i to tatou Minita mo o koutou matua ratou kua poupou ki te matemate. Ta te mea hau tetahi i whakatipungia ai i roto i te kainga o taku tupuna whaea maku ano mo nga wahine e whakahua i te ingoa marae o Te Kawa he hoa tino tata ki tena tupuna oku me te mahara ki te wa i tatu ai matou ki waenga tonu i a koutou mihi ana tera hau tupua o roto i Te Tai Rawhiti ki a matou ka hinga atu i roto i tana mihi a Tawhai Tamepo. Na reira ratou ki a ratou tatou ki a tatou tena koutou tena tatou katoa. 
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Firstly greetings Mr Speaker of the House and throughout our House to politicians who have remained so that we can complete the business well that has been set down for us to pursue today. Indeed I turn now to the heads leaders elderly womenfolk and all of you who have landed here in Wellington from the arrival place of the sun at Potikirua to Te Toka-a-Taiau around the summit of Mount Hikurangi where the water trickles down and flows to the Pacific Ocean via the Waiapu River. You are the guardians and the holders of the life-force at that region and ours is to formally welcome and acknowledge you today.  
It is not for me to name you individually but rather to endorse the welcoming sentiments expressed by our Minister in respect of your forefathers who have passed on. Because I was raised in the home of my great-aunt and for the benefit of the women I will mention Te Kawa a very close friend to that ancestor of mine. I recall the time when we arrived amongst you and during the acknowledgments by a great East Coast ancestor Tawhai Tamepo died. Therefore let the dead remain there among their own and we the living among ourselves; respects and salutations to us all. 
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As I have said in Maori we acknowledge the presence today of one of the great tribes of Te Ao Maori. I should say that because they have a great man in this House in the form of Parekura Horomia. They are obviously a very sensible tribe because they sent him back here. I want to acknowledge as we have said earlier today the Ministers of the Crown on both sides whether they be in the time of Parekura Horomia Dr Michael Cullen or even stretching further back to Koro Wetere in the days of endeavouring to vest Hikurangi mountain back in the people of Te Tai Rawhiti Ngati Porou. They have all made their contribution. Indeed there has been a recent innovation to expedite the settlement of claims: they are called Crown negotiators. We have one I think in our midst Mr Paul Swain who after leaving the Labour Party found something possibly more valuable to do and that is represent the Crown in the settlement of historical grievances i.e. the Ngati Porou one. We acknowledge his presence.  
We also have in the audience some survivors of Te Rua Tekau ma Waru the 28th Maori Battalion and we also have a host of other soldiers who have been down in the dugouts and from time to time people have tried to dispatch them to the latrines. I think here of Api Mahuika. Tena koe Api. Your task must not go unmentioned and your record must not go unmentioned as we give our speeches. Unfortunately for those of you who reach those heady heights in our iwi affairs your good works do not go unpunished but we acknowledge your presence here today.  
Ngati Porou produced someone whom a number of us Maori members regard as the most peerless of all Maori parliamentarians Sir Apirana Ngata. It was he who during the 1937 debate over the ownership of petroleum—if memory serves me correctly—advocated very strenuously that there was a Maori interest in that resource. I rather suspect as the iwi go forward and turn this settlement into an enduring legacy that those are the kinds of challenges that the stewards of this settlement will face: how to strike a balance between an opportunity of economic significance the maintenance of cultural heritage and also the safeguard of environmental standards. The reality is that as a consequence of the passage of the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill in this House both sides working with the Crown are watching a capital transfer take place. Whether it be in the form of commercial redress cultural sites reserves or indeed the actual recognition of interests in the takutai moana we are seeing something historic today.  
 There is not a great deal that we can add more than the fact that it is our duty as Maori parliamentarians to bear witness and testimony to this so that when others follow on behind us they can be reminded that each generation of iwi leaders each generation of Crown Ministers and each generation of Maori parliamentarians have to make their contribution. Those contributions are defined by the challenges of the time and the challenge of the time for this settlement process has been that it is not possible for current generations of taxpayers in our system either of society or politics to meet the full cost and weight of colonialism that fell upon this particular iwi. Dare I say it that this is an iwi that has given long and valuable service to their fellow New Zealanders whether it is the Maori Pioneer Battalion Te Hoko whitu a Tu; the famous 28th Maori Battalion; or their contributions throughout the theatres of war around the world. Indeed I bump into a number of them on a regular basis at the Manurewa RSA. I shall be encouraging them to go home and get their fair share of the spoils.  
This is a day where we should have an element of sadness for those who have gone on but an element that defines our Maori personality as being appropriately light-hearted. Because what the task ahead represents for those of us who have a life inside Maori politics whether it is in Parliament or out is that the real challenge lies in ensuring not so much that the assets are managed well but that they are grown. To seize growth opportunities is always going to involve haggling compromise and a clear plan that enables people to dedicate their capital but also finds a balance to protect heritage. Nowhere will we find finer carved meeting houses—wharemoko—than on Tai Rawhiti. Nowhere will we find land that stretches from the mountain right down to the takutai moana than the Tai Rawhiti. Nowhere will we find people who are very proud of their Ngati Porou ancestry and never shirk from reminding you of how proud they are!  
Ka nui enei korero ki tenei reo Pakeha me mihi atu au ki a tatou i roto i to tatou Whare; kia kaha kia u kia manawanui. Na koutou i whakawerawera kia tutuki pai ai nga wahanga i whiwhi ai koutou nga mihi. Nga wahanga horekau i whakaaengia me whakahe atu i a Robert Wahawaha McLeod i te kore o Hone i puta i tenei ra. 
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I have spoken enough in English. I acknowledge us in our House; be strong be committed be stout-hearted. You put the effort in to get the parts that you gained well—congratulations. The blame for the parts not agreed upon must be with Robert Wahawaha McLeod for Hone not making it today. 
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They have had a number of fine negotiators and one that I should mention is Robert McLeod who I am told unfortunately could not make it; Whaimutu Dewes working with Api Mahuika; and all their supporters because it has not been easy.  
Kia tau nga manaakitanga ki a koutou e oku huanga tuakana teina i roto i Te Tai Rawhiti. Na i roto i te pono o te ngakau te manawa roa te whakawerawera ka tutuki te roanga ake o nga moemoea me nga tumanako. Ko ta matou he tautoko i a koutou tena tatou kia ora tatou katoa.  
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Look after yourselves my relatives elder and younger siblings living down the East Coast. Long-term dreams and aspirations will result through faith resilience and effort. Our part is to support you. Congratulations and salutations to you and us collectively. 
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Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations) 
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 I too stand to acknowledge the people of Ngati Porou and especially those who have travelled from Tai Rawhiti and are here in the galleries today to listen to this the third reading of the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill. I acknowledge them and all of those from Ngati Porou who have worked so very hard to make this day possible. I acknowledge the many Ngati Porou who are no longer with us who provided leadership and inspiration to Ngati Porou negotiators and their people. In saying this I too want to refer to the great Sir Apirana Ngata who was such a distinguished member of this House and I am sure he would be very very pleased to see the third and final reading of this bill. I also want to mention Sir Henry Ngata who died only recently. Some years ago shortly before his death I was in Gisborne on a hui to deal with the foreshore and seabed legislation and I will never forget his presence—his overwhelming presence—and his utterly principled position on that particular topic.  
The Ngati Porou negotiators have done Ngati Porou proud. Throughout their dealings with the Crown they have conducted themselves with honour with dignity even in very difficult times. I am so very pleased that many of you are able to be here today to witness your Treaty settlement passing into law.  
This bill settles the Treaty grievances of Ngati Porou. In the bill the Crown formally acknowledges its breaches of the Treaty offers an apology and provides cultural financial and commercial redress. The people of Ngati Porou have waited a very long time for this day. After many years of preparation formal negotiations began in 2008. The Crown recognised the mandate of te runanga in April of that year. Negotiations with Te Haeata—the negotiation’s subcommittee of te runanga—commenced in July 2008. A non-binding high-level agreement outlining key elements of financial and commercial redress was signed by the Crown and Ngati Porou on 23 October 2008. After a period of robust negotiations a deed was initialled in October 2010. During November and December of that year te rununga undertook a ratification process for the deed and the proposed post-governance entity. The work of the negotiators was acknowledged and endorsed by the people. Those who voted voted overwhelmingly to ratify the settlement. The Crown and Ngati Porou signed a deed of settlement on 22 December 2010 and since then both parties have worked together constructively as their legislation has been progressed. The passage of this bill is the final step which will enable the Crown to provide settlement redress to Ngati Porou.  
I know that most of the elected representatives of the governance entity are here today. I know you have achieved a lot including your inaugural AGM in February this year and I wish you very well in your endeavours. The people have put their faith and trust in you and I am confident you are going to do what is best for the iwi.  
The historical grievances relate primarily to the Crown’s failure to honour its Treaty promise to respect Ngati Porou rangatiratanga over their own affairs. The Crown imposed land tenure reform on Ngati Porou which deprived iwi members of collective control over their land and made it difficult to use their land for economic development. This has helped make the East Coast one of the most socioeconomically deprived regions of New Zealand.  
 Despite the Crown’s failure to honour its Treaty promise and the resulting deprivations Ngati Porou have played a very significant role in a number of aspects of New Zealand’s life. One aspect in particular I want to mention is the long and proud record of service in New Zealand’s defence. This has not come without very tragic consequences. The immediate and long-term consequences for Ngati Porou of the Second World War were that every Ngati Porou whanau had members who either did not return home or returned badly scarred by their war service overseas. Some family names and even family lines no longer exist because the last representative died as a result of the war. This resulted in the loss of many present and future Ngati Porou leaders. On behalf of all New Zealanders I thank Ngati Porou for the sacrifices they have made for our country.  
The bill gives effect to the undertakings by the Crown in the deed. The reconciliation redress includes an agreed historical account the Crown acknowledgments and apology and the naming of New Zealand Defence Force scholarships in higher defence training awarded to people of Ngati Porou descent. The cultural redress package includes the vesting of sites of cultural and historical significance and a strategic partnership with the Department of Conservation over specific public conservation lands within the Ngati Porou area of interest. I am very pleased also that as Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage I can say that we are working together with Ngati Porou on the long-overdue Maori Battalion museum in Gisborne. In that respect I acknowledge that wonderful New Zealander—I would have to say after Parekura Horomia and I had better say Hekia Parata my favourite “Ngati Porouvian”—Nolan Raihania a young member of C Company who fought for his country in several theatres of war came back to New Zealand made his contribution and is now the esteemed chair of the runanga. There is also redress designed to facilitate good working relationships between Ngati Porou and the Crown and that includes protocols with Government departments a letter of commitment with Archives New Zealand the National Library and Te Papa Tongarewa to facilitate the care and management of Ngati Porou taonga and a commitment by the Crown and Ngati Porou to develop a relationship accord to work together to address contemporary issues within the rohe.  
Then there is the financial settlement of $110 million comprising $90 million in financial and commercial redress and $20 million in cultural and historical redress and redress over Crown properties including licensed forest land. Mr Shane Jones said it so well—and I have said it at other times during the day—redress can never fully compensate for what has been lost but having acknowledged that the settlement given effect by this bill will provide Ngati Porou with a platform for future growth.  
There are so many people who have contributed to this settlement over the years. I acknowledge the contributions by my predecessor Dr Michael Cullen to the early stages of the negotiations. I of course acknowledge Mr Horomia who as I have said in other debates is always so helpful to have a quiet chat to about issues. I also acknowledge my ministerial colleagues in particular the Minister of Maori Affairs the Minister of Conservation and the Minister for Land Information.  
I want to acknowledge the valuable support and contribution made by the work of many Government officials and departments who contributed to this settlement. I particularly want to place on record the wonderful work by Paul Swain who was my Crown negotiator. He did such a wonderful job that he has been press-ganged into other negotiations. Most important I want to acknowledge the hard work and commitment of Ngati Porou particularly those from Te Haeata who negotiated this settlement. I particularly mention my other favourite “Ngati Porouvian” Dr Apirana Mahuika. In fact I should have mentioned him earlier and I apologise. He is a great New Zealander. I have known him for over 20 years and I always enjoy working with him. The dedication and determination of the negotiators has been absolutely vital in the path towards achieving settlement.  
So I wish Ngati Porou all the very best. I acknowledge of course when I look at today’s Order Paper and see item 53 Nga Rohe Moana o Nga Hapu o Ngati Porou Bill that we have some unfinished business. I think my first task after becoming Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations was to have to tell Dr Mahuika and the team that this bill would have to be put on hold while we looked at the foreshore and seabed legislation but members of the iwi will be pleased to know that we have had a number of meetings. The new legislation has been passed and it is my sincere hope and indeed expectation that this legislation will be progressed in the very very near future.  
So congratulations once again. Thank you to those who have made such a significant contribution. I look forward to seeing Ngati Porou continue to grow and develop and make those wonderful contributions to the country in the years to come. 
Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Labour—Hauraki-Waikato) 
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 A tena koutou. Tenei e tapiri atu i aku mihi ki era i waihotia i mua i te aroaro ki a koutou Ngati Porou tena koutou tena koutou. Ki nga kaumatua nga whaea nga kuia koutou katoa e hapai nei i tenei o nga hiahia kia tutuki pai tenei kereme ka nui te mihi atu. 
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Greetings to you collectively. I add my acknowledgments to those placed before you Ngati Porou; salutations and acknowledgments to you. I congratulate you elders aunts old women—indeed all of you who elevated the notion that these aspirations in respect of this claim be achieved well. 
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It gives me great pleasure to be able to join with speakers before me and support the third reading of the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill. I was thinking in some regards as to how to approach this speech today because we have had four preceding settlements and the hope and opportunity that comes from a settlement process is very real. But we are having a very different conversation here with Ngati Porou because this settlement is in part a continuation of a conversation and a relationship that has been well established. This is a sophisticated smart and strategic settlement in that not all the issues for Ngati Porou have been resolved. So it will lock future Governments into a continued relationship of having to work with Ngati Porou to achieve the best outcomes in that area.  
I was reminded of some sage advice that was given to me by a kaumatua when I came into Parliament. He said to me: “Remember kotiro when you get up and speak on a kaupapa that is a Maori kaupapa you must be able to whakapapa to that kaupapa.” Do not get up and say something if you do not know anything about it—that is what he was telling me. 
I thought that on this particular issue the footprints of Ngati Porou have definitely left a deep impression on contemporary New Zealand history. When I think about that I think about the bust that is at the front of the Grand Hall and as you walk past that bust you cannot help as a parliamentarian and certainly as a Maori parliamentarian to be inspired by the leadership of Apirana Ngata and what he sought to achieve in his lifetime. I make mention of that particular point in history because were it not for Apirana Ngata and his relationship with Te Puea I am sure our fate may have been very different.  
I want to highlight three important strategic and significant contributions of Ngati Porou that have endured to this day and have certainly left an impression with my people. Firstly there is the contribution of the 28th Maori Battalion and that legacy of being a proud fighting people and being able to contribute towards the effort to preserve and protect who we are as a country as a nation for the benefit of our people and our citizens here in Aotearoa.  
The other contribution was really in my mind where Ta Apirana Ngata had a deep impact on Te Puea my ancestor and that was around land development. I mentioned earlier that we are having a very different conversation with Ngati Porou because unlike many other iwi they do know what it is to develop their lands have an economic base and look after their own people.  
The third important contribution was in the area of cultural restoration—our language and our taonga. We see very much in the components of this settlement those significant historical contributions being reflected in this settlement. That is why it is a sophisticated strategic settlement in my mind and I am sure a lot of iwi will be looking at how they realise the gains from it.  
But here it is at a fine point. In Ngata’s relationship with Te Puea he impressed on Waikato the importance of self-sustainability through land development. Indeed my father used to holiday in Waiuku in one of those places where Te Puea was trying to get land development back under Ngata’s times in the late 1920s and my dad can remember going to the farm that he worked on that Ngata and Te Puea had established. The other part was the importance of strategic political relationships. It would be true to say from our telling of history that Te Puea’s own relationship certainly with the powers that be of the day were reinforced because of her personal relationship with Ngata and it endured beyond their personal relationship.  
The third really important element was education. Many other iwi can tell this story but I think Ngati Porou tells it particularly well and that story is about the importance of education underpinning successful and enduring leadership for the future and that in itself I think is a huge legacy. Prior to Te Puea’s relationship with Ngata there was a huge campaign against going to schools because of our experience during the 1860s and it was only with the relationship with Ngata that Te Puea embraced the fruits of education. Indeed had that not happened my father would not have been sent to Mount Albert Grammar School. So I do have a lot to be grateful for in terms of Ngati Porou’s legacy of leadership and how it has impacted on me and that is really how I whakapapa to the conversation that is being continued here today.  
This is a great settlement in my view. There are real opportunities for other iwi to learn from what can be achieved in areas like the letter of commitment and what is being tried around the cultural redress aspects of it. I look forward to the realisation of what I am sure will be a dynamic regrouping of Ngati Porou histories traditions and taonga in some very unique ways for the benefit of future generations.  
The other I guess innovation that through the Treaty settlement process was something we grappled with was that because the direct negotiation process cut across the Waitangi Tribunal hearing phase and hearings were suspended throughout the submission process we pointed to the airing of grievances opportunity and how very real it is for iwi and people who have a historical grievance to tell their story. This is a particular innovation that has not been seen in any other settlement.  
I certainly want to highlight that throughout the hearing of submissions it was very important in some shape or form to give some prominence to people being able to air their own particular grievances so that their history could be told. Far be it from me to say the level of hurt that was felt during the submission process; I am only highlighting really that this is an innovation and could be one that could endure going forward as well for other settlement models.  
The other unique innovation I think which really ties again to how strategic Ngati Porou is around the skills value-add that they can derive from the Crown is in these unique Defence Force scholarships. We all know in our own iwi that we would love to take those 10 percent of my cousins who may not do so well at school but could do really well in the police force and the defence forces; and opportunities like these I think will be looked at very keenly to see whether they can afford more tangible ways of turning lives round but making a great contribution to our country and producing great leaders.  
I want to thank the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations and former Ministers from Ngati Porou who all had a hand in this in one way or another I am sure for presenting this kind of a settlement to the House. It is an important day today but as I say we are at a different part of the conversation with Ngati Porou as a Parliament from where we are with some other iwi. What we need to be able to say and promote—na te mea ehara te kumara e korero mo tona ake reka [ 
however it is not for the sweet potato to say how tasty it is 
]—is that where there are exemplars we should be embracing and pushing and ensuring that they can continue to be exemplars. Where there are issues where lessons can be learnt let us share that experience so we do not recreate the wheel.  
He iti noa tenei naku hei tuitui ki te whariki korero i waihotia i mua i te aroaro. No reira ki a koutou katoa i tenei wa tena koutou tena koutou kia ora mai tatou. 
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This contribution from me is but a small one to be woven into the fabric of the contributions put before you. Therefore acknowledgments salutations and congratulations to you and to us all. 
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DENISE ROCHE (Green) 
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 Tena koe Mr Speaker. Ki nga tangata whenua o Ngati Porou te ra tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa.  
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Thank you Mr Speaker. To the local people of Ngati Porou fond greetings acknowledgments and salutations indeed to all of you. 
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The Green Party recognises that this is an extremely important moment in your long and vibrant history within Te Tai Rawhiti and Aotearoa. We recognise the sense of achievement that must accompany what is a significant settlement for this iwi. Like our colleagues across the House we wish to acknowledge the people who have worked on this settlement the people from Ngati Porou the people from the Crown and the Waitangi Tribunal and all those who for generations have contributed time and effort and their stories and their lives to creating this bill the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill today.  
We know the redress that is needed in the rohe and that Ngati Porou have many plans and dreams that are coming closer to fruition. We have to place on record our concerns about the cross-claimants who have spoken to us of their marginalisation from this claim process. We cannot ignore them and we have stood in this House to support this settlement. We have also stood in this House to support their right to challenge and to be heard. It is the Crown processes that divide and manipulate but there is no escaping the contradictions. So hard as it is we think it is important to acknowledge the issues and not pretend that the processes the Crown dictates have advantaged the smaller natural groups of self-determining hapu.  
However having said that I need to return to the reasons for this claim. It may not be the same story as the raupatu in Taranaki or the theft that occurred in Waikato which is where I come from but each claim tells its own extraordinary story of the mechanics and the strategies of the mutating virus of colonisation in achieving access to land and resources from nga tangata whenua o Aotearoa. The Crown compulsorily acquired land from Ngati Porou on more than 2000 occasions. That is a simple statement really but actually it is about 2000 incidents of outrage dispossession and damage. That is what is being recognised today and that is what is being addressed in part.  
My colleague Catherine Delahunty who could not be here today explained in her speech in the first reading of this bill that she saw at first hand that damage that continues when she was a beneficiary advocate at Ruatoria. She explained that on one of the trips to Ruatoria they were invited to stay the night at Waiomatatini by descendants of your great ancestor Sir Apirana Ngata. She described sleeping in the corner of the room of that remarkable house from that remarkable whanau and looking out over the river flats and imagining the leader coming home from Parliament tired from the battle for the best interests of his own people. And so it has continued. So you have continued.  
The settlement is worth $110 million and 6000 hectares plus cultural redress and recognition across Ngati Porou rohe. It is the second-largest single deal in the history of Treaty settlements and I agree with what my esteemed colleague Nanaia Mahuta has just said about the importance of the historical strategic alliances that have been built up over the many decades. There are many ideas and plans to use this wisely in support of the people. We look forward to those benefits being available at last to the people in the broken houses in Tokomaru and the people who are jobless beneficiaries without transport credit or opportunities in the back country between Te Puia and the cape. My colleague Catherine Delahunty met many of these people as an advocate and they are still rich in culture and rich in te reo language and history. But they did not have the same material privilege that many of us and in fact many of us here in this House take for granted. They did not have their young people who were mainly away working the elders and the very young. They want their community back and they want it to be a shared well-being. My best wishes and our best wishes go to them all.  
Ngati Porou is a magnificent country and we acknowledge that some signed the Treaty and some felt no need but my wish is that this somewhat controversial but very hard-won agreement will enhance the whenua protect the moana and restore the wairua of the people. We congratulate you. We wish you well and we will be supporting this bill. No reira tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa. 
Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister of Police) 
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 I feel privileged to stand here in this House today as the MP for East Coast for the third reading of the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill. The territory covered by this bill is the area from Potikirua Point to the place of the stone in the centre of the Turanganui River which runs through the centre of Gisborne and forms a large part of the diverse East Coast electorate.  
This is a unique day in Parliament and I think it is fitting then that Ngati Porou form part of this very unique experience. As I look around the gallery I see many many familiar faces who have made the trip down from Tai Rawhiti to celebrate this third reading and the closure of one part of the Ngati Porou story today. Can I acknowledge Dr Apirana Mahuika sitting up there. Can I acknowledge His Worship the Mayor Meng Foon—I see him in the gallery—and his councillor Bill Burdett. But there are many many more up there and of course they bring with them the spirits of those who have gone before who would have loved to be here today to celebrate the settlement of this Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill.  
Ngati Porou is the second-largest iwi in New Zealand with 72000 members 58 hapu and 48 marae and they are spread far and wide. Many of them make it here to Parliament and we are pleased to have them. In fact I was in Christchurch last year following the earthquake meeting with some Ngai Tahu there and talking about how we would be helping them with some of the kohanga reo that had been badly damaged in the earthquake. They informed me that there were more Ngati Porou living in Christchurch than there were up on the East Coast. I do not know whether that is correct but it does indicate the difficulties of the area that we all come from which is quite remote in New Zealand. The last couple of weeks have shown us just how remote we are when first we lose our roads and then we lose our rail. But I admire Ngati Porou for recognising what could be a disconnect between some of their people. Of course the iwi themselves recognise ahi ka the people who remain at home and Ngati Porou kei te whenua those who reside outside of the tribal lands and are seeking to make their way in the world.  
Ngati Porou has a proud history of working with the Crown to preserve the New Zealand way of life. Many Ngati Porou fought in World War II in the Maori Battalion. Ngarimu VC the first Maori New Zealander awarded a Victoria Cross was of course of Ngati Porou descent. And their spirit lives on not just in the stories and the recognition of their valour but also in the Ngarimu VC and 28th (Maori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board. I had the privilege to chair that board for 3 years as the Minister of Education. We worked hard to embody the mana and the tikanga despite some very rigid legislation.  
When I read this not insubstantial bill here on the Table of the House for me there are one or two paragraphs that stand out that I would like to read: “The Crown acknowledges that despite Ngati Porou fulfilling its Treaty obligations the Crown has breached the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles in a number of respects. The Crown also acknowledges that despite Ngati Porou’s significant contribution to New Zealand it has failed to address the longstanding grievances of Ngati Porou in an appropriate manner and that recognition of Ngati Porou grievances is long overdue.” For me that embodies the work that has gone in over the years to bring us to this point.  
There is one other part that I want to read out. It was interesting that my colleague Nanaia Mahuta referred to education and Ngati Porou because there is a paragraph here where the Crown “acknowledges the significant harm Ngati Porou children suffered by being punished for speaking their own language in Crown-established schools for many decades. It also acknowledges that the education system historically had low expectations for Maori academic achievement and that the educational achievements of students in East Coast schools have lagged well behind those of other New Zealand children.” We all wish that that story could have changed throughout New Zealand because I believe after 3 years as Minister of Education that there still are low expectations for Maori children in our schools.  
However I believe that what Ngati Porou have done with education reflects their long struggle and their long focus on the way ahead for their people. In particular can I acknowledge Dr Apirana Mahuika who I think is a great leader. He is a man who is constantly looking forward at how he can ensure that Ngati Porou people get the very best out of everything that modern New Zealand has to honour. The education programme that was put into place and overseen by Ngati Porou over the last years has reaped enormous rewards to the point that when the Education Review Office went in and had a look at those schools last year there was hardly a school that had not made significant improvement in focusing on the achievement of their children. I think that that is a great testament to not only the leadership of the iwi but the commitment of the families the teachers and the communities to ensure that every opportunity is given to Ngati Porou children for the future.  
I am delighted to stand as the local MP to welcome all those who come from Tai Rawhiti to this House to celebrate the end of this particular journey knowing that it is just the beginning of the longer journey in the partnership between the Crown and Ngati Porou. Kia ora tatou.  
BRENDAN HORAN (NZ First) 
: 
 New Zealand First asked for these settlement bills to be read in the bright light of day so that all of New Zealand could gain a greater understanding of each grievance and the process and to witness the settlement. In many settlements iwi are given land in a ceremonial fashion and then return it. They have been more than reasonable so that awareness is gained apologies are accepted and a commitment to move forward into the future is understood and undertaken. 
We have seen four prior settlements today and in earlier speeches I have referred to the opportunities afforded iwi with financial settlements. But let no one in this House or anywhere in New Zealand believe that money is being thrown at Maori. The total amount paid out to all Maori tribes is not billions; in fact it pales in significance when compared with asset sales and the $1.7 billion South Canterbury Finance bailout. It may surprise you that the total amount of settlements in the history of New Zealand to date is less than $1 billion; it is $955 million. Having said all of that I am sure that no one would begrudge a little money going to our East Coast National Provincial Championship team who I am told have endured the presence of Parekura Horomia for many years. 
I would like to point out to iwi with new finances that there is a powerful tool on our doorstep that can revolutionise the retraining and upskilling of our people with new skills and competencies. The biggest convergence that the world has ever seen is about to happen and that is broadband power coming together under the same umbrella as browser ubiquity. That convergence will bring about change in human behaviours in the new education systems related to that convergence. The social infrastructure of whanau hapu and iwi advantages Maori for the new broadband literacies that will be required to trade and operate successfully in the new commercial world. I look forward to seeing intergenerational learning intergenerational caregiving health and support systems and intergenerational and cross-iwi networks. 
New Zealand First offers congratulations to Ngati Porou on the culmination of a journey where reparation was first sought during the Muldoon Government. It has been a long gruelling journey and there have been many difficulties of varying nature—one being communication because of the relative isolation of what some would say is the most beautiful part of New Zealand. Our East Coast roads are not like the smoothly travelled highways of Auckland and journeys can often be delayed due to slips such as the one currently blocking the Waioeka Gorge which is the main route from Gisborne through to Whakatane and on to the port of Tauranga. There is of course the coast road but you only have to see a logging truck coming at you from round a blind bend as you are travelling from Torere through to Te Kaha to know how scary that can be. I know the East Coast well through my fishing and surfing sojourns as I grew up in Whakatane but if you have never been on this stretch of coastline you are missing out. It is amazing and you only have to see the children fishing gathering kai moana and riding horses around bareback to know what a special place and what a special piece of country this is and also a slice of Kiwi life that is precious.  
Another major challenge for Ngati Porou was the cost of World War II—the shocking loss of so many promising young Maori from the 28th Battalion or the Maori Battalion. This war deprived Ngati Porou of many future leaders who gave their lives for our country so far away from their East Coast shores. In 2008 I had the privilege to be present at Te Poho-o-Rawiri Marae for the launch of the book on C Company written by Monty Soutar. It is a wonderful account of the mana of Ngati Porou and the soldiers of the Maori Battalion. Modern New Zealanders know of Corporal Apiata VC but I want every member in this House to remember the peerless hero of the Maori Battalion Ngati Porou’s warrior son Te Moananui-a-kiwa Ngarimu VC and let no one doubt the ethic of service that this tribe has shown to fellow New Zealanders. And it was the giant of all Maori parliamentarians Sir Apirana Ngata who characterised the efforts of his tribe and the battalions as being the price of citizenship. 
I would like to remind us that this tribe not only have affection for their land but they have a mighty river the Waiapu. Settlements are not only about economic opportunity but a chance to improve Maori participation in natural resource management. I look forward to the implementation of the vision and strategies that Ngati Porou leaders have for their tribe. 
Ngati Porou are no strangers to New Zealand First. [ 
Interruption 
] I am listening to my fellow members and in keeping with their encouragement to be modest—and like the kumara that never boasts of its sweetness—we are proud to support the elders the chiefs and all the leadership in their strategies to lead the tribe forward to benefit not only Ngati Porou but the entire East Coast and the greater New Zealand. Kia ora. 
MOANA MACKEY (Labour) 
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 Ko Hikurangi te maunga ko Waiapu te awa ko Ngati Porou te iwi. Tena koutou tena koutou tena tatou katoa. 
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Hikurangi is the mountain Waiapu is the river and Ngati Porou are the people. Greetings and acknowledgments to us all. 
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I am extremely proud to be a member of this House on this historic day of the passing into law of the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill. This bill recognises and addresses those grievances and settles the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngati Porou which are significant and longstanding. The historical grievances are the direct result of the Crown’s failure to respect Ngati Porou’s rangatiratanga. The Crown-imposed significant land tenure reform on Ngati Porou has meant that the East Coast does remain one of the most socioeconomically deprived regions of New Zealand despite the significant efforts and achievements of the people and the runanga of Ngati Porou thus far. Although it is not possible to fully compensate Ngati Porou for the losses and grievance suffered as the Minister of Maori Affairs has said the redress in this bill seeks to recognise the longstanding cultural and spiritual association that Ngati Porou has within our region.  
This Treaty settlement is—in true Ngati Porou style—innovative strategic and at all times carried out with the famous Ngati Porou modesty. It includes the vesting of sites of cultural and historical significance a strategic partnership over public conservation lands a financial settlement a relationship accord between Ngati Porou and the Crown and much more. But as others have done I want to particularly mention the inclusion of recognition of Ngati Porou’s military service. No family has been left untouched by the enormous contribution Ngati Porou men and women have made to the military efforts of Aotearoa and I want to acknowledge them today. But what we must ensure is that these strategic relationships and partnerships are real and enduring and that they do not disappear or fade away after an initial burst of enthusiasm on behalf of the Crown and its entities. But I am confident that the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill will provide the base for a continuing productive and mutually respectful relationship with the Crown.  
I want to acknowledge the work of Te Haeata the subcommittee responsible for the supervision of negotiations and the work of the negotiating team. Te Haeata is indeed an appropriate name given the new dawn this Treaty settlement heralds for the people of Ngati Porou and I look forward to the continuing cultural and economic renaissance of Ngati Porou following this settlement. It is important to acknowledge the work of Te Runanga o Ngati Porou thus far. As part of the post-settlement process the runanga will also pass over $50 million worth of agricultural social and cultural assets built up from practically nothing over the last 25 years. Collectively these assets already employ 300 people in our region. And as a scientist I welcome the work that is under way on post-settlement initiatives. These will potentially include firstly a science technology and innovation unit to work with universities to find more efficient and profitable ways of managing farms aquaculture and fisheries and to turn round the historical relative underperformance of Maori assets. Maori in general and Ngati Porou in particular have found it very difficult to access mainstream research funding from central government. Government science and innovation strategy documents do not acknowledge the particular needs and interests of the Maori economy. Changes need to be made to ensure Maori applicants’ equitable access to mainstream science and innovation funding not just small carved-off specialist pots of money.  
They also potentially include the development of a science syllabus which will prepare students for work for the tribe in the future. They include the establishment of a school of excellence focused on tikanga and reo and an associated sporting academy. And they include housing and alternative education initiatives. These are all initiatives that will make a significant difference to the economy and to the people of Ngati Porou. I note that an online poll on the www.tehaeata.co.nz website shows that 74 percent of respondents said employment should be the priority for Ngati Porou. So I particularly welcome the comments from the Te Runanga o Ngati Porou chairman Dr Api Mahuika when he reaffirmed that post-settlement decisions will focus on people not just the financial bottom line. As we grow our assets and our economic activity we are going to need the people with the skills to look after those assets. And I could do no better than to read this quote from Dr Mahuika: “We have to develop ourselves at home because if you can’t keep the home fires burning and if you can’t keep the sentiment of your people and the tikanga that they belong to—then you lose them … and we don’t want to lose them because they are the repositories of our history our knowledge our tikanga and our reo.” Kia ora uncle. We must do everything we can to give our young people opportunities at home not in Australia.  
I want to mention one last thing. Today is a significant step forward for the relationship between the Crown and Ngati Porou. But that relationship is holistic and not limited solely to Treaty settlement processes. The Crown must treat the relationship as one of ongoing mutual respect in practice as well as in word and in regard to recent activities and processes embarked upon by the Government in relation to oil and gas exploration off the East Coast the Crown fell seriously short of its obligation under that relationship.  
So it is an honour to speak today. I want to congratulate all those who have worked to get us here today especially the many who are no longer with us. Today marks a new dawn for the people of Ngati Porou. Kia kaha. Kia manawanui. Tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou. Kia ora mai koutou katoa. 
HONE HARAWIRA (Leader—Mana) 
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 Tena koe Mr Speaker. Hoi ano tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa e Ngati Porou koutou i haere tawhiti mai ki roto i to tatau Whare i te ra nei. Me mihi atu ki a koe e te matua e Tamati koutou ko nga rangatira o to tatau ao Maori i kawe atu i te aroha ki te whanau o te Kingi o Tonga i tera ra. Koutou ko ta matau Minita ano hoki. No reira i haere koutou a kua hoki mai nei ki roto i a matau i te ra nei. Hari ana te kite i a koe. No reira nga mihi nga mihi nga mihi ki a tatau.  
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Thank you Mr Speaker. I extend acknowledgments salutations and congratulations to all of you of Ngati Porou who travelled from afar to be here in our House today. I acknowledge you elder Tamati you and our leaders of Maoridom who accompanied our Minister as well the other day to express our sympathy to the family of the King of Tonga. Your entourage went and has returned today to be with us. How wonderful it is to see you. And so fond salutations three times over to us. 
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I was listening to one of the earlier speakers talk about ongoing bills etc. establishing a lock between the Crown and Ngati Porou—as if anybody from any other tribe thinks that Ngati Porou has not already got a lock on the Government. Hekia on that side Parekura on this side my whanaunga up there Stephen Ihaka wanting to put his hand up for the Greens is it Stephen? And I understand Herewini is wanting to stand for United Future. Me mihi atu. I do not think you are going to lose any relationship with the Government there Api. Your situation is safe for many generations to come. 
Hoi ano hara i te mea kia ’hakapau korero i te mea mohio ana au kei konei a Parekura me Hekia hei whakaoti i wa tatau kaupapa i te ra nei. No reira me mihi atu ki a koutou. 
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However it is not because to continue talking is a waste of words but rather because I am aware that Parekura and Hekia will cover our matter off today. So I am merely acknowledging your presence. 
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Just one thing. Parekura promised me when I came into the House that if I supported this Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill right to the end he would ensure that I got a bach in Tolaga Bay. I came into the House today to ask him whether or not that clause is in the bill and he said: “I think some of my relations have put a casino there already.”  
Hoi ano hari ana au kia tae mai me te mohio ano hoki koutou ’hakoa nga piki nga heke i roto i a matau i roto i tenei Whare e tu kotahi ana nga mema Maori hei tautoko i te kaupapa kia whakahokia nga mana ki nga iwi. Tena koutou tena koutou kia ora tatau katoa. 
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However it pleases me to be here. You need to be aware as well that despite the ups and downs we experience here amongst ourselves in this House Maori members stand as one in supporting policy whereby autonomy is returned to tribes. So salutations acknowledgments and good wishes to you collectively and to us all. 
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Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA (Labour—Ikaroa-Rawhiti) 
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 Ko Hikurangi te maunga ko Waiapu te awa ko Ngati Porou te iwi whanau rua. Te rere haere atu te awa o Uawa e tae kaha i te moutere o Pourewa. I reira ke e tu atu te waka o Hinematioro. E whakahoki atu te kitenga o Te Whakatatare ki te whare o Ruakapanga i te taenga o Te Kani peka ana ki te wananga o Te Rawheoro nga karangatanga o Rangiuia tihei mauri ora.  
E mihi kau ana i a koutou nga koroua nga kuia o te kainga mai i Tikirau ki Te Toka-a-Taiau. E rekareka atu i te kite atu i a koutou e tae atu i konei mo te oti pai nei. Ahakoa nga piki nga heke. E whai atu e whai kaha atu koutou. E mohio atu tatau mo ratau e rere atu e kore e konei. Ahakoa e kore e konei e mohiotia atu ko wetahi o ratau he mahi wharikitia mo tenei otinga. No reira tena koutou.  
Te papa e Apirana tena koe. Ta Tamati e mihi kau ana. Ki a koutou o nga tokotoru tapu e noho i mua ra a te papa a Barlow Uncle Noel Tate e tino mihi atu i a koutou. Tahia koutou. He whakaaro mo ratau e kore e konei. No reira tena koutou tena tatau. E Ming tena koe. He nui atu o nga korero mo nga Hainamana e tae atu i konei i tango whenua. Kaua koe e haere kaha atu i reira. E Herewini ana koutou katoa. He tino kaha atu koutou. Tena tatau. 
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Hikurangi is the mountain Waiapu is the river and Ngati Porou is the tribe on both sides of the family. The canoe sails on the Uawa River. It reaches Pourewa Island where Hinematioro’s canoe was. When Te Kani arrived Te Whakatatare was taken back to the house of Ruakapanga and then went to Te Rawheoro the traditional school of learning; to the descendants of Rangiuia behold the breath of life.  
I salute you the elderly men and women from home from Tikirau to Te Toka-a-Taiau. It is wonderful to see you here for the completion of this bill. You have pursued it with strength. We all know that those who have passed on are no longer with us. Although they are not present it is well known that they laid the groundwork so that this bill could be finalised. And so I thank you.  
To my Uncle Apirana greetings. Greetings Sir Tamati. To the sacred trio sitting in the front—Uncle Barlow Uncle Noel Tate—I congratulate you. Our thoughts are with those who are no longer with us. And so I salute you. Greetings Ming. There has been a lot of talk about the Chinese coming here to take land. Do not go there. To Herewini and to you all you are all strong. Thank you. 
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The only thing I ever promised Hone Harawira was a mamae during duck shooting season. [ 
Interruption 
] And I hope that instead of shooting mallard they try to shoot him. 
Can I say seriously that this is a wonderful day to celebrate. We have done five settlements today and it attests to the seriousness that some of us try to ensure is imbued through that great statement of nationhood. I want to recognise the Minister of Maori Affairs Dr Sharples and especially Chris Finlayson the Attorney-General who defended his right not to say anything yesterday. But I want to thank Chris for his effort and to remember my colleague Michael Cullen and Mita Ririnui and all of those who had something to do with this. I want to especially recognise my very close cousin who has good blood in her Hekia Parata the Minister of Education and to say that I am very proud of her being Minister of Education even though at times we may disagree.  
The redress is here. Everybody has read it. There are a whole lot of things in here that will make life better for our people. There certainly have been struggles. One of our tupuna—we have a whole lot of chiefs and chieftainesses in Ngati Porou no Tai Rawhiti—was Te Kani-a-Takirau who was a relation of my tupuna. He was well known. He hikoi-ed to Pukawa in November 1885 to try to ensure that unity was true and proper amongst Maori leaders. In all that he pervaded over Ngati Porou he lived with the great people of Hauiti and I want to remember that today. 
Tribes are not too unlike Pakeha Christian churches. They have the same God and the same goal but they differ at times. And that is what Treaty settlements seem to be to me. You want a good outcome and there is a good outcome here for our tribe. I am of Ngati Porou descent and my nanny said to me when I used to roam around on the road—she was from Te Horo—“Whatever you do e hoa don’t tramp on any Maori’s neck whether it is down in Te Wai Pounamu or up in Ngapuhi.” I said: “Why is that Nan?”. She said: “Because you might be tramping on your own neck.” Whakapapa is a great thing as my colleague Nanaia put forward about the mahi between Te Puea and Apirana Ngata. 
I took umbrage. I have really warmed to the Minister—the Attorney-General the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. He said a few great things today about finishing the Maniapoto settlement building the whare for the 28th Maori Battalion and ensuring that the rest of the Ngati Porou settlement will be done in this sitting. I think that is what he was leading up to and I want to thank him for that and I look forward to it. He made a bit of a faux pas in suggesting that Ngati Porou were sluggish in economic development. I want to tell you that Ta Apirana was way ahead of his time. He gave Taranaki the first 12 cows. They have forgotten about that now that they are the big shareholders in Fonterra. He built a dairy factory. He was ahead of his time. 
Then this damn Kawana legislation convinced our people in the late 1940s 1950s and 1960s to pack their gear up. I remember being a 5-year-old in 1955 sitting on the post of a cream stand—people do not know what a cream stand is any more—with my nanny watching the Haengas the Crawfords the Tautaus and the Kopas pull their houses down. They were going to this faraway land called Wainuiomata or Manuwera. It may as well have been New York for us because we hardly got to go to Tolaga Bay. Our people have been transient. In those 22 years 86 percent of our population left Ngati Porou. I am seeing them going to Aussie now. It is a repeat. But I would suggest to Minister Finlayson do not ever underestimate Ngati Porou’s economic prowess. They held on to their land. They are going forward. 
I was part of a group who decided to build an abattoir in Ruatoria I recall which Potter Swann designed. Everybody said we were mad. If only we had built that abattoir. 
Hone Harawira 
: You were mad not to! 
Hon PAREKURA HOROMIA 
: That is right. We had the water. We had worked it all out and my cousin Martin Kingi said to me: “Build the abattoir.” Martin was a bit of a drinker. I think of the people who are not here. I think about Bill Te Kani and Uncle Noel and my Uncle Hinga two of the last of the 28th Maori Battalion. Let it not be said that Ngati Porou have not done their bit to serve their country. Honore Chesley had a smile like a million dollars. There are some great people in Ngati Porou. I think of Auntie Gaga and the famed prophet and scholar Koro Dewes who believed that life began and ended at Whangaokena. He was a great great warrior and a great partner for Uncle Api and them coming here and finding ways through for this settlement. I think of Maraea-te-Kawa Pehi Kaa who has just passed on Senior Tangaere Tip Tamae-te-Maro Tom—all of those people. Auntie Kate I want to mihi to but I do not see her here. And Ta Henare who has passed away. To all of the people up in the gallery here it is great to see you all. This is a good day. Take your time going home and keep an eye on everything that is going on. 
I thought I would use the last minute of my call again. You know Maori signed up for forestry plantations at 3 percent. It was a rip-off. It was terrible. They were chased with the Noxious Weeds Act to get rid of the scrub and the gorse. Then all of a sudden there was money allocated from the Government to do forestry. I am not too sure what it does for our people. So I can assure you that the guardians the runanganui in charge of this big effort will ensure that the best results with decent partners will happen for our people. Let it not be said that we rely on the middle people all the time. I want to say to our leaders quite seriously: trust yourself your own intellect and intelligence and believe in the people living there inside. It is important we get expertise from outside but not to chastise and control us like lawyers and accountants have done over several years. Let us ensure that we can do that and make sure that we can leap forward on it. 
It is a great day for Ngati Porou. I am certainly proud to be here with my cousin Hekia. Rino thought she was wearing Ratana colours. I told him “They’re not Ratana colours; we had those before you.” That is about Hiruharama. That is why Whaea Tilly has got the purple on too. So tena koe. 
E mihi kau ana i a koutou katoa e Vic. [ 
I congratulate you all Vic. 
] I want to mihi to my whanaunga Heeni and Maria Whitehead. You have really been consistent Maria. Tena koe. Tena tatou. 
Pai ana te rangi nei mo tatau o Ngati Porou. Kare mo te korero whakahihi hoki pai ki te kainga tukuna mahi atu te mahi pai mo nga uri katoa o tatau. Kia ora tatau. 
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This is a great day for us of Ngati Porou. We will not speak with arrogance as well but return home nicely launch it and accomplish the positives for all of our kinfolk. Congratulations everyone. 
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Hon HEKIA PARATA (Minister of Education) 
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 Tena koe e te Mana Whakahaere otira tena tatou katoa e whakawhaiti nei. Ko Hikurangi te maunga ko Waiapu te awa ko Ngati Porou te iwi tena tatou tena tatou tena tatou katoa. 
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Greetings to you Mr Speaker and indeed to all of us packed together here. Hikurangi is the mountain Waiapu is the river and Ngati Porou are the people so salutations acknowledgments and greetings to us all. 
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Can I say how proud I am to be standing in the House today in your company and in the company of all our tupuna whose presence I feel around us today. I am pleased that we were able to begin this final reading of the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill with our Minister of Maori Affairs and as I rushed in from the airport listening to the speeches and the names on the roll-call of some of the Ngati Porou people who have been attendant upon this claim I was concerned that I would get here in time and be able to participate in the final passage of this bill. Katahi nei au ka hoki mai i Tuwharetoa me nga mihi a Ta Tumu me te whanau o Tuwharetoa ki a tatou mo tenei ra whakahirahira. 
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I have just returned from Tuwharetoa with salutations from Sir Tumu and the Tuwharetoa family on this momentous day. 
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I would also like to join with the previous speakers in the House from all parties for the sentiments they have expressed for the ideas that they have canvassed for the acknowledgments that they have paid to Ngati Porou and for the recognition of the particular and unique and distinctive contribution that Ngati Porou has made to our nation of Aotearoa New Zealand. We indeed do come from a tribe with particular characteristics that are sometimes misunderstood by the rest of the world and that strengthen all of us no matter what pathway we walk in our lives and no matter what place we occupy at different stages of our lives. 
He tu whakaiti tenei ki mua i a koutou he tu whakahihi hoki na te mea he nui nga mahi kua mahia e koutou nga kanohi o ratou kua mene atu ki te po. Kei te mohio tatou ehara i te mea ko koutou anake e waha nei i tenei kaupapa engari ko nga whanau ko nga tangata ko nga kuia ko nga tipuna kua mene atu ki te po; kei konei tonu ratou a kei waenganui i a tatou. 
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I rise in humility before you and proudly as well because much work has been done by you collectively as representatives of those who have gathered in the world of death. We are conscious that it is not just you alone who bear this matter but families people elderly men and womenfolk and ancestors who have assembled in the world of the dead; they are still here of course among you. 
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This has been a long journey. It has been a long journey and at different times different people have carried the responsibility of keeping the process going of keeping the momentum up. It has cost a lot of energy and emotion and time for all of you who have been involved with it. I want to acknowledge all of you who have at different times carried this kaupapa because it has relied not on one person but on everyone at different stages.  
Although it has been in the context of a Treaty settlement where injustices and breaches of relationships and trust have characterised this process it has nevertheless allowed Ngati Porou to retell our stories to ourselves to remind ourselves of the narratives that make us who we are to remind us of the people from whom we are descended and to remind us of the responsibility that we have to the future. So as other speakers have remarked this is indeed the end of a particular chapter but it is a chapter amongst many chapters yet to unfold in the Ngati Porou story not only of who we are as a people but of the continuing contribution that we can and must continue to make to our Aotearoa New Zealand.  
We all of us engaged in this process are nation builders. All iwi across the country have a particular and distinct contribution to make to who we are as a nation and I am mindful that there have been four other settlements passed in this House today. I think that in going forward the particular things that I am interested in are what we do with this settlement how we build the strength of Ngati Porou for the future how we continue to invest in the cultural richness of who Ngati Porou are and how we ensure that the dialectal richness of our language is imbued in our children and that we do not rely only on the education system to support that. It is not the education system’s language and it is not the Government’s language.  
If we want te reo o Ngati Porou to be transmitted and transformed and to be part of the language of our children and of our mokopuna then we have to speak it. It is not the Government that comes to our christenings or our twenty-firsts or our weddings or our tangihanga or our hura kohatu. It is us. It is us who stand on the sidelines and cheer on Ngati Porou East Coast rugby to ever-greater victory. It is us who speak to ourselves about ourselves in our most modest way! It is important that we are able to do that with the full range of the beautiful vocabulary that is part and parcel of who we are as Ngati Porou.  
So I would hope that we are going to invest our settlement in the growth of that cultural capital as well because it is through using our language that we carry the full beauty and breadth and depth of the stories of who we are. I would hope that we are going to invest our capital in the growth of our social well-being. Yes that does include employment. I believe as I have said that we do not actually have an unemployment problem; we have a skills-deficit problem.  
Ngati Porou through its his and her story has demonstrated its capacity to invest in education to understand the importance of developing the most potent the most powerful the most transformational resource we will ever have and that is the one between our two ears. It is how we think about ourselves it is how we process the world around us and it is how we take the knowledge from the past and create new knowledge in order to continue the unfolding story of who we are as Ngati Porou and how we contribute that back to Aotearoa New Zealand.  
 So I would hope—and I do not think it is coincidental that I have the honour to stand before you today as our Minister of Education—that we in Ngati Porou will take the opportunity to really invest in growing the educational achievement of Ngati Porou children wherever they are kei te kainga kei te whenua. It is important that our babies and toddlers go to early childhood education whether it is playcentre kindergarten puna reo or kohanga reo. The fact is that it is important that they go that they engage in the learning process they take advantage of Te Whariki—the architects of which are in the gallery today—and that they grow and become competent and go on to primary school.  
It is important that they are then received by teachers who care about their learning who want to see them progress and who understand that it is as much about language identity and culture as it is about academic achievement. It is important that they then transfer on into secondary school and achieve National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 2. They will then have a meaningful qualification that allows them to have a self-determining life. It would be helpful if you could contribute to our target of 85 percent of all 18-year-olds achieving NCEA Level 2 by 2016. Of course it would be great if we could have a competition between iwi as to how many more Maori children we could have successful in our education system because then they will be self-directing and self-determining in terms of their life choices and their life chances.  
I would hope that with our settlement as others have said we invest in the physical assets that are the basis of our rohe that we grow that with the science and innovation that others have mentioned here and that we take advantage of the technological opportunities that ultra-fast broadband and the internet give us. I hope that we do all of that with the intelligence and the strategic outlook that others in this House have mentioned tonight and that we grow the social economic and cultural capital of Ngati Porou not just for Ngati Porou but for the ongoing contribution that has been part and parcel of the way Ngati Porou have participated in the growth of our nation. 
 As others have said when I come to the House every day and I pass that bust of Sir Apirana Ngata I feel motivated and inspired and I never feel alone ever in this place. The weight of expectation of all of you in the gallery and all whom you represent and reflect from home and from other parts of the country inspires all of us here—my brother Parekura who is obviously focused on what I am saying—in the House and we are motivated and committed to making a difference. Whether here on this marae or on our marae in Ngati Porou all of us are responsible for raising the quality of citizenship for not only paying the price of citizenship of which Sir Apirana Ngata spoke but for also receiving the gifts of citizenship that are the reciprocal obligation between the Crown and iwi in the honouring of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the compact between ourselves.  
So I am proud and humbled to be a participant in this chapter of the development of Ngati Porou and of our country. In so doing I would like to acknowledge the Ministers who have made it possible: my colleague the Hon Christopher Finlayson; previous Ministers of Treaty settlements; Dr Michael Cullen; and those Ministers back before them some of whom have been mentioned in the House today; and indeed everyone who has had a hand in this officials and negotiators and all of you who have been responsible for bringing to fruition this settlement today. I acknowledge you I thank you and I wish you well in turning this chapter into yet a greater saga of development by Ngati Porou for Ngati Porou and for Aotearoa New Zealand. Tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa. Kia ora. 
Bill read a third time. 
Waiata; karakia 
Waiata; karakia