Muller ToddTODD MULLER (National—Bay of Plenty): Kia ora Madam Assistant Speaker. One of the great privileges in this House is when you get the opportunity to speak on a bill such as this on behalf of your colleague. Ian McKelvie MP for Rangitikei would normally be here and speaking but he is not in the House today.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Poto Williams): Order! TODD MULLER: I acknowledge that but I do want to acknowledge his connection to this process. So it has fallen to me to say a few words. I have not been in any way close to this journey or process—I am from Tauranga; MP for Bay of Plenty—and as I've sat here and listened to the kōrero this afternoon I have some papers and notes and reflections that you get given. My eyes were drawn to a news article from the Wanganui Chronicle a couple of days after the deed of settlement was signed that spoke to some of the events that occurred and in particular the comments and obligations of Che Wilson the lead negotiator whom I know personally. Our paths have crossed in different lives and different roles but he is a man of much humility fortitude resilience determination and optimism. I was reflecting on the comments of the Wanganui Chronicle around how he spoke on that very very important day and the messages that he imparted not only to his own people but in my opinion through them to the wider country. I would just like to reflect and honour them by repeating some of them today.When he stood up he first gave a snapshot of his people's trauma during the past 178 years and we've heard elements of that in the fine contributions by those who have spoken before me. He talked of Koro Ruapehu being added to the National Park in 1907; the Public Works Act taking the land around Ōhākune for a rubbish dump sewerage pond road and metal pit; the Karioi forest established by proclamation; waterways surrounding the mountain 26 of them diverted to add water to the Tongariro power scheme; a piece of their zone 1 becoming the army's principal bombing range.The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations—in the spirit of the former Treaty negotiations Minister—stood up and apologised on behalf of the Crown for all of these and other acts and omissions. But to me what is profoundly revealing about what this country can become was that Che Wilson stood up and said We must allow the apology to heal the pain". Then he said that this was "a seedbed for the future" and presented a picture of two members of his iwi in 30 years' time: "Mere and Tane would both have facial moko before they were 21. Tane would be the chief executive of the tribe and of an inter-iwi investment company. He would travel the world and grow its assets. He would speak four languages but only Māori at home with his children. Each whānau in the iwi would have people competent in the marae protocol. Marae would be upgraded and added to and relevant to everyday life. The tribe's papakāinga would be internationally recognised and it would be a world authority on sustainable housing. Ngāti Rangi would be the hub for an indigenous volcanology centre and help run a world famous mountain park. Waiōuru would grow and become a centre for leadership training. The tribe's land and water would be healthy and its households would be warm loving and prosperous".Then Che Wilson said that his vision was that the people of Ngāti Rangi by 2048 would be culturally competent and connected to the world. That is not a vision just for Ngāti Rangi. That in my opinion is a vision for this country. And Che Wilson at a moment of immense humility gave voice to a vision that we all can reflect on and hopefully in our small way build towards. Tēnā koutou."