Eagle PaulPAUL EAGLE (Labour—Rongotai): Tēnā koe te Mana Whakawā and thank you for this opportunity to speak on the Te Rohe o Rongokako Joint Redress Bill.I enjoy being about this time in the speaking order because you get to hear a snapshot of what has gone on from a range of different perspectives. But the greatest thing about listening to the Treaty settlement process is just the fact that the House comes together united and reflects on what has happened with the history in Aotearoa New Zealand. Can I acknowledge the Treaty relations Minister the Hon Andrew Little and his predecessor the Hon Chris Finlayson for their work.This bill as people know is the joint redress bill. I know these are important in my rohe which includes Rēkohu the Chatham Islands. When you've got imi iwi I think one of the most significant parts of redressing past hurts and harm in this Treaty settlement process is to look at those areas where history outlines conflict. One of the ways that I've really applauded those that I guess set up this structure to address the issues is to look at the idea of a joint redress.So this is something that whilst there is still some mamae which has been articulated by others I think it's absolutely critical in the process that iwi can come together and say These are the common elements of harm of hurt in our history and we will work together and use this process—which it allows for—to accommodate that redress."There are some similarities and one of the benefits about being on the Māori Affairs Committee is you see these come through and we are supplied with plenty of information. There's often a simple document—very detailed the deed of settlement—and that will outline for you the history. And very quickly—you only need to read for a couple of lines and you think "Wow this has not been something we should be proud of." So very quickly you get a sense that there was a lot of hurt and harm and there are certainly some highlights which this process acknowledges it will never fully ever redress. But none the less you have a process here in place that goes some way to attempt to bring about some justice to those who have pursued it and who have been resilient in that.I want to acknowledge the members of Rangitāne o Wairarapa Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-ā-Rua. Because these groups these iwi—who I know watch carefully this process through—it's difficult for some to understand why it takes so long and why we go through these different readings but each time I think we articulate the reasons why and we get a much better result in terms of going through such a process.But I admire their resilience. Certainly as someone who went to Papawai Marae in Greytown it's always good going to their rohe. It takes extra time—a lot of extra time—involves you going into the rural heartland of Aotearoa New Zealand. And just to hear the history—we've heard how it was the Parliament or some part of it back in the 1850s and I always try and picture what it would look like thinking "Wow even the structures or the buildings how would it have looked or how would it have functioned?" But none the less that's what it was and here we are all those years later being part of redressing and putting back the pieces on the very rohe—or land; the whenua—where these buildings and structures and communities once stood or once were part of.It always comes with a differing of opinions too. Comes as no surprise to me that we are treated with a huge amount of respect as part of this but there is certainly no lack of forthrightness in terms of articulating the issues around what their concerns are. And they are at odds—and this was no different—with how some saw the process. Some saw what the outcome should be some see what a sense of justice should look like and some can be quite dismissive because the pain is so strong and the offer the pūtea what's been offered on the table—in their view—is just not enough. And sometimes their own iwi entity structures and processes let them down from their perspectives too. The whole idea about having a trust board or a post-settlement entity how that works who gets on it who should be on it who shouldn't—whānau politics. This has become a feature of the—I'm not going to say "barriers" just some of the mahi you to work through to get these settlements sorted.So I want to certainly thank both groups there. Also those who are a part of the negotiation process and the trustees because they had been involved in this process much much longer. By the time they've come to us we are looking at the finer details and a previous speaker certainly looked at something. It might just be a hyphen but it's critical that these things reflect the accuracy of their particular ancestors tūpuna and how they are reflected. No none of us like our names being said wrong spelt wrong and so this is the time to get this right.I note as part of the shared redress it does focus on cultural redress. And previous speakers have talked about the overlay classification as the Castlepoint Scenic Reserve customary fishing and I know that this will provide regulations for the management of customary fishing in the Ruamāhanga River catchment and the Wairarapa Moana. The Minister in particular talked about the detailing around the Wairarapa Moana framework in terms of establishing a statutory board its functions its membership procedure how that will work the logistics of that. And I think that's valuable. I think you could also say that that's a great example of co-governance where you've got Māori working together with others in the community to manage natural resources—assets—and ensuring that the interests of their property are managed in a culturally appropriate way.I want to finish by just going back to the submissions in the time that I've got left. We had 28 and some of those were quite detailed. I think when you look at some of the issues that were raised this process was never going to—what's the word—fully allow for them to have the remedy that they saw fit because this part of the process wasn't the time to do that. But I admire how they have the guts and know-how to say "Well if we can get some airing on these issues we will use this whatever to have our say."I think the report was really well done. We always get a great committee report and I know that we have a great select committee that does work genuinely and authentically to try and get these things worked through. We embrace views from across the House and everyone works hard to make sure we can get them because it's not about us; it's about the iwi. Madam Speaker kia ora."