In my short introduction, I acknowledged the people of Ngāti Maru and their eponymous ancestor, Maruwharanui. He's the eldest child of Pito Haranui and Manauea, and brother to Marukōpiri, Mihi-Rawhiti, and Hinepango. It is right to acknowledge this tupuna and all of the tūpuna of Ngāti Maru, whose hopes for their descendants we are supporting tonight. This settlement legislation brings us to giving effect to the deed of settlement between the Crown and Ngāti Maru, which acknowledges those instances where the Crown hasn't lived up to those hopes of the tūpuna of Ngāti Maru, and brings Ngāti Maru closer to taking on a complete kaitiaki role over its own natural environment. 