He goes on to say, "For those whānau who have committed over the last 30 years to the Waitangi Tribunal process, to informing the settlement and the design of the proposed new governance entity, we acknowledge your hard work and commitment. At the forefront of [their] thoughts"—and we heard this today in the pōwhiri—"are those who committed to this settlement [many years ago], who are no longer with us today.", and today, on the day of the first reading, we remember them.