Davidson MaramaMARAMA DAVIDSON (Green): It is my honour to stand and take a call in this the Committee stage of the Point England Development Enabling Bill. At the moment we are looking at Part 1 clauses 3 to 5 and I am really just going to at this point focus on one particular aspect of the Green Party position. We are abstaining on this legislation. While we absolutely support Ngāti Paoa's visions and desires for their land and the rightful return of it we also know that this bill is absolutely flawed and that there are deep concerns—valid concerns—that we have heard.I wanted to pick up particularly on Part 1—I think it is clause 4—which goes through the various participants of the bill. It is the Crown. I wanted to pick up on Part 1 clause 4 which says this bill is binding on the Crown. One of the considerations that the Green Party has had to think carefully about is how this relates to the Treaty settlement of Ngāti Paoa and the Crown as a character specifically mentioned in Part 1 was something the Green Party has had to discuss. While this bill is not specifically Te Tiriti legislation itself the binding part on the Crown enables the Treaty settlement of Ngāti Paoa to happen which in turn enables the visions for housing development from Ngāti Paoa to happen.Keeping still on Part 1 clause 4—on the binding on the Crown—part of our concern about this bill is that it is absolutely allowing Minister Nick Smith to catch up and try to paper over the lack of building of affordable housing which has been missing for far too long. We recognise that but what we also recognise is Ngāti Paoa's wish to be able to develop housing on their own land. For the Green Party I acknowledge that what this bill gives an opportunity to do is rectify the original injustice which is the fact that this was always Ngāti Paoa land in the first place. So it is binding on the Crown. While the legislation does not specifically mention Te Tiriti o Waitangi we understand that a letter from Chris Finlayson to the Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust dated 13 October 2016 makes it very clear that there is an understanding that this land will be used as part of Te Tiriti settlement. While the Green Party has maintained that Treaty settlements themselves are not a form of justice what we are wanting to uphold is Ngāti Paoa's vision to develop housing on their land. The part that binds the Crown is a good-faith agreement and an understanding also shown by that letter from Minister Chris Finlayson on 13 October 2016 that that is what this land will be used for and in particular the nearly 12 hectares put aside for housing development.I wanted in my first call to address this particular point which holds some credence for the Green Party which has always preferred to support Te Tiriti settlements. But what we understand is that this is also a roundabout way to allow the Minister Nick Smith on the Minister's agenda to try to catch up with the lack of housing that has been provided particularly for Auckland. So we are in this position of abstaining through wanting to support Ngāti Paoa and through recognising that this legislation while not strictly Te Tiriti legislation upholds and binds the Crown in respect of keeping aside that part of the development for Ngāti Paoa housing legislation. Thank you.