We really do want to acknowledge the sacrifice made by the hapū to get to this point and to gather their histories, and we acknowledge those who have worked to achieve this settlement but who have died before being able to see it completed. They contain powerful stories of our collective history. They are historical archives, but we must remember that history is never one story. We often learn history through stories that are told from one perspective, with a clear beginning, middle, and end. The saying "History is written by victors" absolutely has a resonance in this country with the failure to teach in truth or detail our collective history, and this has perpetuated Crown hegemony and power and has fed a disconnect and distrust between Māori and the Crown. 