On the Crown side, this long overdue settlement has been the work of successive Governments and numerous officials, and, in particular, I acknowledge and thank the Hon Paul Swain for his role as chief Crown negotiator; Tā John Clarke for his role in assisting to bring Ahuriri Hapū closer together; my predecessors, the late Hon Dr Sir Michael Cullen and the Hon Christopher Finlayson, who both worked closely with the Ahuriri Hapū negotiation team; and officials from across agencies who have led and supported negotiations.