Ko te pūkōrero o tēnei hōtaka ko Judge Alana Thomas | Ngāti Rēhia, Ngāpuhi Nui Tonu Nau mai ki te whare kōrero o Pū Kōrero, ki konei whakarongo ai ki ngā kōrero a Judge Alana Thomas mō Te Reo Māori i roto i ngā kōti o te motu, ō te pūrongo a Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti mō Te Paparahi o Te Raki me te whakataunga ‘Kīhai ngā rangatira o Ngāpuhi i tuku i tō rātou rangatiratanga i te hāinatanga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi.’