 Ladies and gentlemen, it is my very great pleasure to welcome you all to the University of Auckland Aotearoa Māori Business Leaders Awards. An event featuring more glitter than a Marae driveway made up of Smash Power Shell. Tonight's main purpose is to celebrate Māori excellence and success in business. We do so in order that it may serve as an inspiration to others and we have an exceptional group of Māori leaders to honour tonight. Being Māori is our secret sauce. It's our superpower and I feel incredibly lucky to be Māori every day. Through courage, through conviction, through perseverance, through sacrifice, we can shape the world to be absolutely whatever we want it to be. So I say be bold, be tenacious, be selfless and continue to be driven.