With a Māori father and a Pākehā mum, being Māori is an intrinsic part of who I am. I bring those values to this House: kotahitanga, whanaungatanga, manaakitanga—unity, kinship, kindness. These are also the Labour Party values and they are values that I believe will form strong, vibrant communities in Northcote and in Aotearoa. In 2018, the Hon Kelvin Davis delivered this Labour Government's commitment to Crown Māori relations using the concept of a bridge, te arawhiti. For the longest time, Māori had to cross over that bridge just to talk to our counterparts on the other side, just to justify their place and aspirations in modern New Zealand. But under this Government, the Crown is required to meet us on that bridge—that we make steps to come together. That's the leadership that I bring to our community and I invite all of my constituents in Northcote to join me along that bridge, to build an even richer culture and identity and an even more inclusive Northcote.