I acknowledge the history of Takanini. I pay tribute to Ihaka Takaanini, paramount chief of Te Ākitai Waiohua in the 1860s, who, along with his whānau, suffered great losses under the Crown. I pay homage to his whānau, to his hapū, and to his iwi. To those who have passed and those who continue to live today, I pray I can honour his people, the people of the great chief Ihaka Takaanini.