The first reading of this bill presents a valuable opportunity to reflect on the relationship between Moriori and the Crown. I'd like to take a few moments to acknowledge this history and to remember key events which led to this settlement. Moriori karāpuna arrived in Rēkohu, Rangihaute, and other nearby islands sometime between 1000 and 1400 Common Era. There they developed an egalitarian society governed by Nunuku's law of peace, which banned war and killing on the islands. In 1835, Moriori were invaded by two iwi whose traditional rohe was Taranaki. Faced with this great threat, Moriori held steadfast, making a conscious decision not to retaliate with violence. As a result, approximately one-sixth of Moriori were killed and the remainder were enslaved, and so began decades of trauma.