It is traditional for the Green Party in our speeches and first readings to acknowledge that we believe that Te Tiriti is a positive force for social cohesion and peace, but the full capacity of Te Tiriti to bring our communities together cannot be reached until genuine restitution is made, and that Te Tiriti, as it was written and agreed, supports hapūtanga and that hapūtanga is undermined by the settlement process. Again, we have seen that in evidence through this process.