It's with great pleasure that I rise on behalf of Te Paati Māori to speak to this, the first reading of the Maniapoto Claims Settlement Bill. I'd like to first mihi to those that are out there watching this kaupapa today, knowing that you've all been out on the ground vaccinating, testing, and supporting your whānau, your hapū, your iwi. I'd like to mihi to all the hauora that are out there. They've had to carry this ngāngara. I recognise and see all the mahi that you're doing. I want to also mihi to all of the kuia, the kaumātua, negotiators, hapū leaders, and whānau who are here, who are not able to also be in the gallery but are here in wairua. I acknowledge those who are no longer with us since this journey started, 30 years ago. The mahi of rangatira is to weave together their people, and that is exactly what you have done to reach this point. Your natural development was interrupted in the most horrible way possible.