Equality means that we should start on the same playing field and that we should all have the same shot but history has meant we don't start on the same playing field. There is neither equality nor equity in Aotearoa, and the Opposition's goal to slash and burn the Ministry of Māori Development, the Office for Māori Crown Relations, the Ministry for Women, the Human Rights Commission, the winter energy payment, and the fees-free scheme are all examples of agencies or policies designed to create equity for those who haven't benefited by a system historically designed and propped up by and for the benefit of predominantly privileged Pākehā men. 