I want to acknowledge again those who submitted over the weekend, and highlight for the House some of the points raised. The committee was told that it is wrong for councils to have one way to establish general wards and another way for Māori wards. Gisborne District Council called this an anomaly, and Ngāi Tahu Māori Law Centre said, "there is a double standard by which only Māori participation and representation in local government is subject to a general community review." Local Government New Zealand submitted that "The polls have reduced complex issues of voice and representation to a simple binary choice, which, by encouraging people to take sides, damages race relations." I also reflect on the comments by Toni Boynton, who told the committee that when Māori stand for general seats, they sometimes feel like they have to limit their Māoriness to get elected, but that this would not happen if there were Māori wards.