Ngāti Maru is the last of the eight Taranaki iwi to settle their historic grievances with the Crown, and are involved in the collective negotiations, of course, for your tupuna Taranaki Maunga. Given that I lived for many years under the shadow of that great mountain, it's my honour to begin today's reading. Ngāti Maru's history with the Crown is one characterised by loss: loss of land, loss of identity, loss of autonomy. Through conflict, confiscation, and Crown purchasing, Ngāti Maru has carried a long legacy of dislocation and dispossession. I well remember, when discussing Ngāti Maru issues in a Cabinet committee in the last couple of years, a senior Cabinet Minister of the time talking to me about his feelings about Ngāti Maru having been left virtually landless as a result of the Crown's actions. This settlement acknowledges that hurt.