This bill fails to uphold our mana motuhake. That is why we'll be seeking to further amend the bill as it progresses through the House, so that it requires the Māori Health Authority to agree before any fluoride decisions can be made. It must also require opportunities for the public, including local communities of whānau, hapū, and iwi Māori to submit on fluoride decisions. For these reasons, we are loath to vote in support of this bill in its current form. But we feel compelled to as we recognise the immediacy, the absolute urgency, of dealing with the Māori oral health crisis affecting our tamariki and whānau.