This bill is a significant step forward for Māori representation in local government and for recognising the Crown/Māori relationship at a local level. The bill removes the poll option from the process for councils to establish Māori wards and constituencies, and provides councils with a fresh opportunity to decide if they will have these wards at their 2022 local elections. This is an idea whose time has come. I say that because the establishment of Māori wards has not been an easy path over the last 20 years, even though many communities and councils have tried. Evidently, the poll option has proved a significant barrier, and that is what we are going to fix through this bill.