HARETE HIPANGO (National): Thank you, Mr Chair. I stand as the National Party representative for this committee of the whole House stage, and concur with the Minister in the address to the committee this afternoon that the report on the bill, reported back by the Māori Affairs Committee, dated 10 August 2020, indicated that the recommendations were for proposed amendments which are minor and technical, and that the committee does not recommend any amendments to the bill as a result of the submissions that have been written and also heard. There were 34 submissions from interested groups and individuals, and oral evidence from nine submitters. 