Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN (Minister of Conservation): It is with a deep sense of honour, privilege, and an overwhelming sense of obligation to future generations that I stand in this House as a member of this Government in affirmation of this Government's declaration of its action on climate in declaring a climate emergency. There are many people in this House that have dedicated their lives to the mana and the restoration of that mana of Papatūānuku. I have heard passionate speeches in this House today that speak to the guts of what this declaration is. It is a clear recognition that climate change is the defining long-term issue of our generation. 