Ngāti Rangitihi, although financial redress via a bill of this sort can never correct the mistakes or the calamities, nor relieve the pain that has impacted you, the settlement lays down a foundation to strengthen the future cultural wealth of your tribe. While I was listening to what our chairperson said, as I myself am a member of the Māori Affairs Committee, the story of our chairperson, of Tāmati came up—his connections to Tūhourangi, his relationship to the Te Arawa peoples and about the health and the quality of your land. I heard the name of the lagoon, Matatā Lagoon. I heard about the arrival of Mātaatua, and Te Arawa. In every place another god seemed to arrive, and the thought arose in my mind, goodness knows how many gods arrived in your area. Goodness knows how many ancestors arrived in your region to take heed of its health, its history and its ancient stories. Therefore, to the ancestors who have already set in place this issue, may you rest in peace. However, the desire is that the descendants growing up will follow on with the heart inherited from your oral traditions.