SpeechTODD MULLER (National—Bay of Plenty): Kia ora tātou. Thank you very much for the great honour of being the National Party's last speaker in the third reading of this incredibly long process that Ngāti Maniapoto have endured—30 years—and now here we are. There have been a lot of phenomenal perspectives shared in this morning's kōrero and a number of speakers have started by reflecting on their conflicts of interest and their shared whakapapa. So in that tradition I will do the same and it is not true that I am Willie Jackson's long-lost twin brother. If you imagine him with these glasses you can see what I mean—there's a resemblance.Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: No you don't talk that much.TODD MULLER: But I don't talk that much. But there is a shared connection that is personal and profound. My great-great-grandfather was in the 65th Regiment of Foot and walked to battle against your forebears your ancestors whose love and tradition and honour and mana you hold in your hearts as you reflect on this third reading today. Here I am as his great-great-grandson in this House as part of a National Party that comes from our own tradition of Sir Doug Graham and more recently Chris Finlayson who stand shoulder to shoulder on this issue with the Hon Nanaia Mahuta and Andrew Little and Willie Jackson and the whole House. I stand here with my own weight of history reflecting on my family's whakapapa and contribution to your collective pain. So it means something for me to stand here and to be part of this special occasion of apology for the 150 years of suffering and hurt and loss immeasurable because it's not a quantification in a financial sense. It sits in someone's soul—it sits in your souls. You've carried this yet despite that you engaged always in good faith with the latest version of the Crown to try and find a way forward. The humility and grace that lives in those collective decisions of you all and of those who have been part of this journey for the last 30 years is a testament to you and frankly it is a breathtaking standard of commitment to what is best about this country which should sit in front of all of us as legislators.So as a very small part of this 120-member Parliament I personally commit as the MP for the Bay of Plenty yes but also as National Party spokesperson for oceans when we talk about this being the beginning of the next phase. Meka Whaitiri in a very good speech acknowledged the reference to the whenua. There is also reference to the moana and I'm our oceans spokesperson. So for me to hold true to this is a conversation should I ever get the opportunity to sit on that side where Willie is as opposed to this side—it's better because you get paid more for what you say over there. Hon Willie Jackson: It's all about the money! TODD MULLER: See? Now I want to make sure that when I sit where Willie is and if I have the privilege of holding that portfolio of oceans I sit with you to understand the opportunity that sits in front of us and you to improve the quality and sustainability of the moana because that actually is partnership in my view as we move forward from the history to look forward beyond 2022 and 2023. So as the great-great-grandson of someone who felt that he was doing his duty it is my great honour to stand here and give my small voice as part of this Parliament's acknowledgment today. Thank you Ngāti Maniapoto for your grace and let us move forward together. Kia ora tātou katoa.