This bill is not just about financial investment. We also need to change the legacy approach to planning and funding rail. The existing framework for planning and funding the rail network creates uncertainty for rail as a result of annual Budget processes, and it separates road and rail investment decisions. It means that proper integrated decision-making that is mode-neutral, whether we're talking about moving people through our largest cities or shifting freight efficiently through the country—these decisions currently are made in isolation from each other. The new planning and funding framework follows a partial integration model. Ministers will retain their decision-making rights over rail investment, and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will be responsible for giving Ministers advice on the rail network investment programme. 