Before I move on to detail the features of this bill, I'd like to acknowledge the long history between Ahuriri hapū and the Crown which makes this settlement necessary. When the Treaty was signed in 1840, Ahuriri hapū envisioned a partnership with the Crown. However, as has so often been the case in our history, this aspiration was not realised, as the Crown repeatedly breached its obligations under the Treaty. Ahuriri hapū did not receive the full ongoing benefits from European settlement that the Crown led them to expect when in 1851 they agreed to sell the Ahuriri block for the price that the Crown offered. After Ahuriri hapū did agree to sell the Ahuriri block, the Crown failed to ensure adequate reserves were protected in their ownership. 