The select committee also heard that iwi were well over waiting to access their settlement assets, and then part of the problem creating that delay is the Government's instance on large natural groupings, or regional negotiations, in its settlement processes. This practice is based on the colonial proposition that iwi which are small should all just get together and sort things out amongst themselves. We've experienced massive delays back home at Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa because of this. The Greens have long disputed this process that pits small iwi against each other while larger iwi have the mana to directly negotiate with the Crown. This process undermines the mana of smaller iwi and unnecessarily delays them having their assets returned to them. Unsurprisingly, some iwi have refused to engage with the process, which, inevitably, ends up in dispute. So, with this bill and Te Ohu Kaimoana given limited powers to resolve those disputes, we think that is a good thing.