I want to mihi to all my relations who have travelled from the great southern islands Te Wai Pounamu to be here to tautoko this significant occasion. In particular, I want to acknowledge Tā Tipene O'Regan, who is gracing us with his presence; our rangatira who has lead our great tribe and is now here to tautoko this significant development in that new age of cooperation that the Crown committed to with Ngāi Tahu through the Ngāi Tahu Settlement. So I mihi to Tā Tipene and I mihi to our Papatipu Rūnanga—the faces of Ngāi Tahu that make up the mana whenua that will be represented on te kaunihera on the Environment Canterbury Council.