One of those persons is kaumātua Neville Baker, who died a few weeks ago on 14 November, this year. Neville Baker is a former deputy secretary of the Department of Māori Affairs—Te Puni Kōkiri, as it is known today. A former Māori trustee, in recent years he was adviser to the Chief Ombudsman and the Minister for Children. As I'm acknowledging Neville Baker it's appropriate that that acknowledgment is with a measure of respect. He gave a lifetime of service, a lifetime of purpose, serving the Māori communities in the New Zealand nation.