I'm delighted to speak to and to wholeheartedly tautoko this significant bill for Aotearoa, Te Pire mō te Hararei Tūmatanui o te Kāhui o Matariki, or the Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Bill. This is a really historic bill, and I want to acknowledge my tuahine and our Minister Kiritapu Allan for shepherding this bill and leading this bill through the House, as well as our colleague the Hon Michael Wood, the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety. But I also want to acknowledge the work of our Government, because we took it to the motu that we would be creating a new public holiday in celebration of Matariki, and here we are today, fulfilling our commitment to the motu through the first reading of the passage of this significant bill. 