Today, this is a moment in Moriori history, a moment in New Zealand history, that has traversed centuries: the third reading of the Moriori Claims Settlement Bill. A moment in making since mai ra ano, a time long, long awaited, a time long, long hoped for. Since 1835, the invasion of the Chatham Islands, the whenua of Moriori. Since 1842, the annexure of Moriori whenua, wai, moana, culture, and heritage to New Zealand. Since 1862, when the karāpuna petitioned Governor George Grey—131 pages. Since 1870, with the Crown turning a blind eye to the people of Moriori when it sat on your lands as a Native Land Court, confirming the pre-1840 conquest legitimate, awarding 97 percent of the land to the newly arrived conquestor, the Taranaki tribes, and delegitimising tikane Moriori of Nunuku's covenant.