We remember and pay tribute to Maniapoto tūpuna who have suffered grievances and acknowledge the many leaders of Maniapoto who have passed away over the course of the settlement. It has been a long journey since the first Wai claims were submitted in relation to Maniapoto historic Treaty claims in the 1980s. I acknowledge and thank Maniapoto negotiators, my colleague the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Peter Douglas, Mook Hohneck, Tā Wira Gardiner, and Glenn Tootill, as well as the long-serving former chair of the Maniapoto Māori Trust Board, Tiwha Bell, the current chair, Keith Ikin, and deputy chair, John Kaati. I also acknowledge the wider Maniapoto negotiation team for their continued efforts in bringing about this settlement.