The main value of Treaty settlements to our national life is they reorient the Crown-Māori relationship from a backward-looking historical focus to a future-facing focus. It was important that the way in which the Crown facilitates a settlement does not inflict new breaches and that the resultant settlement is durable. A key risk in this bill is that the Wairarapa Moana ki Pouākani Incorporation litigation in the courts and the Waitangi Tribunal would be brought to an end by this bill. There has been a clear recommendation from the Waitangi Tribunal that the settlement should not proceed at the present time and this does raise concerns as to Wairarapa Moana ki Pouākani's rights to due process before the courts and the durability of the settlement contained in this legislation. 