To everyone here and your purple fabulousness—yea-ah! As we acknowledge the haukāinga of this rohe and the beauty of their home, I acknowledge the pain and anger facing them. Shelly Bay and Mau Whenua may have replaced Ihumātao and SOUL in the headlines, but the fact is that whānau, hapū, and iwi all over the country are fighting in some form to protect their whenua, their awa, and their moana. Fifty-two successive Governments and their agencies have failed to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi, despite it being the contract that confers their right to govern. 