Bidois Dan; Rurawhe AdrianDAN BIDOIS (National—Northcote): Tēnā koe e Te Mana Whakawā; Te Whare e tū nei tēnā koe; te papa e takoto nei tēnā koe; ngā mate haere haere haere. Nau mai haere mai whakatau mai. Tēnā koutou katoa.[Greetings Mr Speaker; the House standing here I greet you; the land lying here greetings; the deceased farewell farewell farewell. Welcome welcome welcome. Greetings to you all.]It's a pleasure to rise and take a call on the third reading of the Rua Kēnana Pardon Bill. I'd just like to start out by acknowledging everybody in the room today who's come here from near and far—descendants from Rua Kēnana the people of Maungapōhatu and everyone else who's here today. It's a pleasure to have you with us on this occasion.We are here to honour Rua Kēnana a man who was a prophet a good man a leader in his community and what I'd call a positive deviant in our society—someone who challenged the status quo and lived strong to his principles.This bill that we're discussing today gives effect to an agreement that was signed in September of 2017 under the previous Government and that agreement in essence formally pardons Rua Kēnana. It acknowledges the harm that he suffered but also that the people of Maungapōhatu also suffered. It also has an official apology from the Crown to Rua Kēnana's descendants and promotes reconciliation for the future as we move forward. We've heard a lot today about Rua Kēnana and the wrongs that were done by the Crown whether it be from the invasion that was unjust or the lengthy trial the number of people that were detained the two deaths that resulted from the invasion the 47-day trial—one of New Zealand's longest trials in our history—or also the 18 months that he was wrongly imprisoned for. This is a proud day for the descendants of Rua Kēnana. You can be proud of his legacy but also his contribution to our country and to your community as well.I'd like to certainly acknowledge the many many people who have been part of bringing this bill to the stage that we're at today. Te Ururoa Flavell and Chris Finlayson did a tremendous amount of work putting this together and I think they deserve a proper acknowledgment for their contribution. Minister Nanaia Mahuta thank you for your contribution—and also Rino Tirikatene the chair of the Māori Affairs Committee which I'm a member of. We heard a lot of submissions and all of them were unanimous in their support for this bill.But also I would like to acknowledge the many people behind the scenes that don't necessarily get formal acknowledgments the people from the Parliamentary Counsel Office the Crown officials and the hard workers at Te Puni Kōkiri who do a lot of the negotiations and hard work behind the scenes to bring these deeds to the House. But also to the Maungapōhatu charitable trust thank you for your patience. It's taken us over 100 years to get this stage but I am certainly proud to be on this side of the House as we acknowledge the wrong that was done to Rua Kēnana and also the unjust behaviour from the Crown to the people of Maungapōhatu.It's a short contribution from me but I do want to again acknowledge everybody who's come down today for what is a fantastic and positive occasion. I commend this bill to the House. Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Adrian Rurawhe): This is a split call. I call the Hon Willie Jackson.