These are awful, awful things. But the people still stand proud. They still retain their mātauranga, still know their whakapapa—all of those things. With this, even though it comes with pūtea, even though it might come with land, some bits and pieces, it is nothing to what has been lost. It is, though, the basis from which to move forward. The Crown must apologise for its misuse of power, its theft, and its treachery, and the profound intergenerational harm that it has caused. A fulsome apology is the absolute minimum that is required to honour the tino rangatiratanga of the people here, and that apology can only be genuine if a real, proper fair redress is made available. This will enable the uri of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-ā-Rua to continue to rebuild, to create a better future for them and their whānaua for their mokopuna. 