I wish to acknowledge the Māori Affairs Committee and its chair, Tāmati Coffey, for their work, focused thinking, and consideration of this bill. There were more than 200 submissions, nearly all of which were supportive about celebrating the uniqueness and importance of Māori knowledge and the new Matariki public holiday. Reports were relayed back to the select committee that no changes were requested as a result of the submissions received by the committee. They eagerly supported the bill. Many people repeated the words of the Matariki Advisory Group, that we must embody the validity of Māori knowledge right throughout the development processes of this law, moving forward.