The laws we seek to amend are good examples of the paternalistic way in which successive New Zealand Governments have continued to colonise Māori by setting up legal entities for them to do what they're best qualified to do anyway. The Greens support bills which allow iwi, whānau, and hapū to have a say in the issues that affect them—to get on with their responsibilities to each other but also to their whenua, their awa, and their moana. We uphold the mana of Māori leadership. We explicitly support Matike Mai and He Puapua, which allows for the rangatiratanga and mana motuhake of our iwi, hapū, and Māori organisations—the recognition of their authority in their own sphere.