In May 2019, I was welcomed on to Te Ōhākī Marae in the heart of the rohe of Ngāti Hinerangi, to sign the Ngāti Hinerangi deed of settlement. Some four months on from the signing ceremony, I was very pleased to speak on behalf of Ngāti Hinerangi in support of the first reading of the bill, which, like many others, has been many years in the making. It has been over six years since the agreement in principle was signed, and despite the time it has taken, I've never had any doubt that we would get to this point. It has been a long journey and a sometimes difficult journey, but here we are today. 