Quinn Paul: Whanganui Iwi (Wanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Wanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill — Second Reading 
Quinn Paul: Whanganui Iwi (Wanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Wanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill — Second Reading 
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PAUL QUINN (National) 
: 
 Tena koe Mr Deputy Speaker. Tena koutou e te Whare. I take this opportunity to speak on the Whanganui Iwi (Wanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Wanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill. I was going to focus on some of the technical aspects of the bill and hopefully I will have time to do that a little later. 
In the initial part of my contribution to this debate I will focus on a couple of the points that were made by previous speakers. I noted with mirth some of the comments on a number of items from my friends and colleagues on the opposite benches. Firstly to deal with the contribution of Maryan Street she waxed lyrical about her knowledge of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust. I listened with amusement as she said that she took pride in the fact that the assets of the trust were once again being transferred to their rightful owners. She said that she had been part of that process and claimed that Labour was responsible for it as it was for many things. Well let me give her a little history lesson. The Crown Forestry Rental Trust was set up in 1989 and I know everything about it because I negotiated it. Even Shane Jones admits that and it is recorded in  
Hansard 
. Let me tell Maryan Street one other thing about the Crown Forestry Rental Trust negotiations. When negotiations were settled the agreement said that all forest claims would be settled within 4 years. Now here we are still settling these claims. Of course we have had Maryan and my friends Parekura and Mita waxing lyrical about— 
H V Ross Robertson 
: I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I am sure that the honourable member opposite is well aware that he cannot address members by their Christian names in this House. He must address them by their title the position that they hold or the constituency name. The member has on four occasions now used first names. I ask that he be brought to order. This is a House of Representatives. 
Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER 
: When a point of order is being considered there will be silence. The member knows that and I ask that in future he use the correct name. 
PAUL QUINN 
: I must apologise to Ross Robertson who I am sure as a former Assistant Speaker knows with thoroughness the books and rules of this House. None the less I thank him for his contribution and guidance in this matter. I guess I just got carried away. The collegiality in the Maori Affairs Committee is so great that we actually use Christian names and friendly names. I must check the Standing Orders and  
Speakers’ Rulings 
 to see whether we are allowed to use Christian names in the select committee or whether we must use full names or constituency names. I just got carried away in the spirit of friendship and understanding. For that I apologise to Mr Horomia and Mr Ririnui if I have offended them. I really am sorry for having done that. 
I was sharing with my parliamentary colleagues the fact that when the Crown Forest Assets Act was passed it was agreed that the Crown Forestry Rental Trust negotiations would all be settled within 4 years. But here we are today discussing the settlement of another forest claim. 
We have heard from our friends on the Labour side of the House that this bill is another great step forward and a great reflection of the work Labour did on the bill. But the records show that in the 9 years that the previous administration sat on this side of the House it managed to do only one and a half settlements a year and it got to that level only because of the accelerated and focused attention of the Minister in charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Dr Cullen who clearly and for whatever reason decided that things needed to move along a little quicker than they had been moving under the Hon Margaret Wilson followed by that chappie from Taupo the Hon Mark Burton. So I think it is important to put things in perspective. 
I will also comment briefly about the contribution of the Green list MP David Clendon. My colleague Simon Bridges the constituency member for Tauranga commented on him noting that Mr Clendon was pleading for a pause to have a cup of tea. Let me share with Mr Clendon as someone who has been involved in these issues since 1984 that there is no time for a cup of tea. Maori people—iwi whanau and hapu—want to get on with it. 
Hon Member 
: My people! 
PAUL QUINN 
: No no they are not my people; I am their servant. I am just the boy at the feet of the chiefs. I think it is appropriate to understand that people are keen to move on—to get out of grievance mode to move into development mode and to get on with things. This particular bill the Whanganui Iwi (Wanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Wanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill which is now before us in its second reading will be another one of the many bills that the Government has already passed in this House under this administration and under the superb leadership of the current Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations the Hon Christopher Finlayson a fine gentleman scholar and Minister. 
We should also put on record the excellent leadership that the chairman of the Maori Affairs Committee the Hon Tau Henare has contributed in terms of ensuring a harmonious relationship within the select committee and amongst its members. It is a pleasure to serve on the Maori Affairs Committee. It is a pleasure firstly because they are such fine people—gentlemen all of them—and secondly because of the work the committee does to accelerate and move through settlements so that the Maori people whom the committee aims at assisting can get on to development and into forward thinking. So with those few words I commend the second reading of this bill to the House. Thank you.