This bill would not be being tabled if it had not been for the Matariki Advisory Group. It has been our good fortune to have the guidance of these esteemed Māori experts. Rereata Makiha is one, from Muriwhenua and Te Arawa. It would be very hard to find someone with more knowledge of the lunar calendar systems than Rereata. There are two ocean navigators who also steered the group, Jack Thatcher from Tauranga Moana and Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr from Tainui. They have immense experience sailing the open sea, and knowledge of the night sky. Victoria Campbell is another. She is a researcher, a specialist in astronomy and the star calendars. Dr Ruakere Hond of Parihaka is another, and he deeply understands the traditional Māori knowledge systems. Then there is Dr Pauline Harris of Kahungungu, who is the only Māori physicist and astronomer in the world. I turn now to Professor Rangi Mātāmua, the leader of the group, the expert in Māori astronomy. For a great many years he has travelled the country, lecturing and sharing his knowledge about Matariki and the Māori lunar calendar. I overflow with tributes to these great leaders.